Noorda blitealis

Noorda blitealis
	From Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Noordinae
Genus:	Noorda
Species:	N. blitealis
Binomial name
	Noorda blitealis; Walker, 1859
Synonyms
	Noorda moringae Tams, 1938; Scopula subjectalis Walker, 1866; Argyria holocrossa Meyrick 1902[1];

Noorda blitealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, south of the Sahara and in Australasia (Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand).[2]

It has a wingspan of about 19–22 mm.

Host plants

The larvae are an important defoliator of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae)[3]

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