Digitivalva delaireae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Digitivalva |
Species: | D. delaireae
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Binomial name | |
Digitivalva delaireae Gaedike & Krüger, 2002
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Digitivalva delaireae is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae that is endemic to South Africa.[1][2]
It is a potential biological control agent for Delairea odorata, the larval host plant.[2] Mehelis et al., 2015 test the moth's food preferences and find a strong preference for D. odorata and against any vulnerable native plants in California and Oregon, making this a good biocontrol especially for those areas.[2]