''Stenochora'' is a
genus of
moths of the family
Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Stenochora lancinalis'', the lanced pearl, which is found in southern and south-eastern
Africa and the African islands of the
Indian Ocean. The range includes
Botswana, the
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
(Mohéli, Grande Comore), the
Democratic Republic of Congo,
La Réunion,
Madagascar,
Mauritius,
Mozambique, the
Seychelles (
Aldabra
Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll, lying south-east of the continent of Africa. It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 k ...
),
South Africa,
Tanzania,
Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
This species has a
wingspan of about 25 mm-30mm
[Lederer, 1863b. ''Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyraliden''. - Wiener entomologische Monatschrift 7: p.466-467, : pl. 9, ill. 15] and long and narrow forewings.
The larvae feed on ''
Clerodendrum glabrum
''Clerodendrum glabrum'' is a small to medium deciduous tree, widespread from Tropical to Southern Africa.
In common with others of this family, its bark is covered in prominent white lenticels. Leaves are usually in whorls of 3 and produce a fe ...
''.
Subspecies
* ''Ischnurges lancinalis lancinalis'' (
Mauritius,
La Réunion)
* ''Ischnurges lancinalis paulianalis''
Marion, 1954 (
Madagascar)
* ''Ischnurges lancinalis aldabrensis''
Viette, 1958 (
Aldabra
Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll, lying south-east of the continent of Africa. It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 k ...
(Seychelles))
* ''Ischnurges lancinalis comorensis''
Viette, 1958 (
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Pyraustinae
Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
Monotypic moth genera
Crambidae genera
Moths of the Comoros
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Mauritius
Moths of Réunion
Moths of Seychelles
Taxa named by William Warren (entomologist)
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