About Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)
Pardoxia graellsii, commonly known as the yellow drab, is a moth species belonging to the family Nolidae. It was first formally described by Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel in 1837. This species has been recorded in France, Spain, Turkey, Iraq, China, India, Myanmar, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Réunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, the Gambia, Yemen and Zimbabwe. The larvae of Pardoxia graellsii have been documented feeding on Althaea officinalis, Lavatera olbia, and plants of the Gossypium genus.
