Pardoxia graellsii, the yellow drab, is a moth species in the family Nolidae first described by Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel in 1837.[1] It is found in France, Spain, Turkey, Iraq, China, India, Myanmar, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Réunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, the Gambia, Yemen and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Pardoxia |
| Species: | P. graellsii
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| Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)
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Larvae have been recorded feeding on Althaea officinalis, Lavatera olbia and Gossypium species.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "Pardoxia graellsi (Feisthamel, 1837)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
External links
edit- 10453 "Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)". Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved August 3, 2020. (in German)
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