Monopetalotaxis candescens explained

Monopetalotaxis candescens is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.

The larvae bore the roots of Aspalathus linearis.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4001/003.019.0106?journalCode=afen Phenology and Behaviour of the Clearwing Moth, Monopetalotaxis candescens (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), Associated with Cultivated Rooibos, Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae), in South Africa