Monopetalotaxis doleriformis

Monopetalotaxis doleriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.

Monopetalotaxis doleriformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Monopetalotaxis
Species:
M. doleriformis
Binomial name
Monopetalotaxis doleriformis
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aegeria doleriformis Walker, 1856
  • Monopetalotaxis wahlbergi Wallengren 1859
  • Aegeria taylori Druce, 1899

The larvae bore the roots of Aspalathus linearis.[2]

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