Pardoxia graellsii explained

Pardoxia graellsii, the yellow drab, is a moth species in the family Nolidae first described by Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel in 1837.[1] It is found in France, Spain, Turkey, Iraq, China, India, Myanmar, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Réunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, the Gambia, Yemen and Zimbabwe.[2] [3]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Althaea officinalis, Lavatera olbia and Gossypium species.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 23, 2019 . Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 3, 2020.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . 2017 . Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837) . Afromoths . November 18, 2017.
  3. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7fc3fe25-b11b-4d38-ab51-728660b5e9e7 "Pardoxia graellsi (Feisthamel, 1837)"