Filodes costivitralis, the window pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, and central, southern and eastern Africa.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Filodes |
| Species: | F. costivitralis
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The larvae feed on Hibiscus species and Thunbergia species, including Thunbergia grandiflora.
Occasionally the adults drink tear liquid from cattle, and can be a vector of animal diseases.[4]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ^ Africanmoths.com
- ^ Afromoths
- ^ Papillons de la Réunion - ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 248