Monopetalotaxis candescens is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Monopetalotaxis |
Species: | M. candescens
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Binomial name | |
Monopetalotaxis candescens | |
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The larvae bore the roots of Aspalathus linearis.[2]
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