Mussidia nigrivenella
(Mussidia nigrivenella)
Description
Mussidia nigrivenella is a species of snout moth in the genus Mussidia. It was described by Ragonot in 1888. It is found in Ivory Coast, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Mozambique. The larvae feed on Zea mays, Theobroma cacao and Gossypium species.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Mussidia
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