Ceutholopha isidis

Ceutholopha isidis is a species of snout moth in the genus Ceutholopha. It was described by Zeller in 1867, and is known from Egypt,[1] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran, Namibia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. One specimen was caught on 18 August 2012, at Dymchurch, England by J E Owen. The moth is either an adventive, or a possible immigrant because it arrived during a period of immigration.[2]

Ceutholopha isidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ceutholopha
Species:
C. isidis
Binomial name
Ceutholopha isidis
(Zeller, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx isidis Zeller, 1867
  • Pseudophycitadella leveuleuxi , 2007

The larvae feed on Acacia farnesiana, Acacia tortilis, Rhus oxyacantha and Acacia nilotica.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Young, Mark (2014). "Additions To The British Isles List Of Lepidoptera Published During 2013". Atropos (53): 28–9.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2017.


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