Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Notarcha | |
Similar Notarcha, Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis, Stemorrhages sericea, Patania balteata, Bocchoris inspersalis | ||
Notarcha quaternalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It can be found throughout subtropical Africa including many islands of the Indian Ocean.
This moth is yellow/white with some black spots at the foreside of the forewings. Its wingspan is around 18mm. The larvae are dark green with a dark brown/black head. Hostplants of this species are Malvaceae (Sida sp., Sida carpinifolia)
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