Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leucinodes | |
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Leucinodes kenyensis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Kenya and possibly Zimbabwe.
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm for both males and females. The wing pattern is as in Leucinodes orbonalis.
The larvae feed on Withania somnifera.
Etymology
The species is named after Kenya, the only country from where it is confidently recorded so far.
References
Leucinodes kenyensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA