Classification

Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Spilomelinae > Tribus: Lineodini > Genus: Leucinodes > Species: Leucinodes orbonalis

Vernacular names

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First mention in Belgium

Nyst R. H. 2004. Quand l'Afrique fait du tourisme sous la forme de Sceliodes laisalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). — Phegea 32(4): 147–148. On page 147 (as Sceliodes laisalis – misidentification). view page

Status

Exotic

1 specimen at Brussels, 2004-08-05, leg. R. Nyst, originally misidentified as Sceliodes laisalis (Walker, 1859). Probably introduced as a caterpillar or pupa with tomatoes.

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Distribution

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