Leucinodes rimavallis
TaxID: 1565261
Basic Information
Leucinodes rimavallis
Moth
Leucinodes rimavallis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Burundi, eastern and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. The species was described by Richard Mally, Anastasia Korycinska, David J. L. Agassiz, Jayne Hall, Jennifer Hodgetts and Matthias Nuss in 2015. The length of the forewings is 8.5 C12 mm for males and 7 C14 mm for females. The wing pattern is as in Leucinodes orbonalis. The larvae feed on Solanum melongena and Withania somnifera.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Crambidae
Leucinodes
rimavallis
unclassified
Species
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Arthropods
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Morphological Features
Adult. Forewing ground colour predominantly white. Wing pattern indistinguishable from Leucinodes orbonalis, Leucinodes africensis, Leucinodes pseudorbonalis, Leucinodes kenyensis and "Leucinodes spp.", but distinguished from Leucinodes malawiensis by absence of forewing basal transversal streak and presence of apical half moon-shaped patch. Male genitalia with granulate, hook-shaped distal sacculus process; posterior phallus apodeme with prominent oval saw blade-shaped sclerotization. Female genitalia with slender apophyses anteriores; central antrum tube with short, strongly sclerotized section; anteriolateral edges of sternite 8 with triangular processes extending into lateral antrum pockets.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
Host Plants (2 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Solanum melongena | Host |
| Withania somnifera | Host |
Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Distribution (5 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | Present | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Present | — |
| Kenya | Present | — |
| Rwanda | Present | — |
| South Africa | Present | — |
Genomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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