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