Mussidia pectinicornella is a species of snout moth in the genus Mussidia.[1] It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia from Bhutan to New Guinea, in Australia and Fiji, Taiwan, Japan, southern Europe and in Réunion.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Mussidia |
| Species: | M. pectinicornella
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| Mussidia pectinicornella (Hampson, 1896)
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Known food plants of this species are citrus fruits, Rutaceae, (Citrus grandis, Citrus species, Citrus limon) and Sapotaceae (Manilkara zapota).[2]
References
edit- Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Citripestis pectinicornella (Hampson, 1896)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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