Isocentris filalis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Isocentris filalis Guenée, 1854 (Isocentris filalis Guenée, 1854)
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Isocentris filalis Guenée, 1854

Isocentris filalis Guenée, 1854

Isocentris filalis is a bright-yellow Crambidae moth found across parts of Africa and Asia, whose larvae feed on two plant species.

Family
Genus
Isocentris
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Isocentris filalis Guenée, 1854

Isocentris filalis is a moth in the Crambidae family, first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. This species is distributed in Cameroon, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Togo, Indonesia (Java), Myanmar, and Taiwan. Adult moths of this species are bright yellow. The larvae of Isocentris filalis feed on Euphorbia virosa and Flueggea virosa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Isocentris

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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