Mussidia nigrivenella is a species of snout moth in the genus Mussidia. It was described by Ragonot in 1888. It is found in Ivory Coast, Kenya, Niger, South Africa[2] and Mozambique.
Mussidia nigrivenella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Mussidia[1] |
Species: | M. nigrivenella |
Binomial name | |
Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot, 1888 | |
The larvae feed on Zea mays, Theobroma cacao and Gossypium species.
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