Pempelia strophocomma is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932 and is endemic in the Mascarene islands Réunion and Mauritius. Its length is about 10 mm and its wingspan is about 20 mm.

Pempelia strophocomma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pempelia
Species:
P. strophocomma
Binomial name
Pempelia strophocomma
(de Joannis, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Salebria strophocomma de Joannis, 1932

The larvae feed on Annonaceae (Annona squamosa).[1]

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References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Pempelia strophocomma (de Joannis, 1932)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 9, 2017.