Family Prodidactidae Scientific name Prodidactis mystica | Species P. mystica Rank Genus | |
Prodidactis mystica is an enigmatic Pyraloidea-like moth from southern Africa which has been placed in its own family, Prodidactidae and which belongs in the Lepidopteran group Apoditrysia. Its closest relative amongst this large group of Lepidoptera is not known. The larval foodplant is Nuxia congesta (Stilbaceae).
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