Catopyla
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Catopyla is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Bradley in 1968, and is known from Nigeria
. It contains the species C. dysorphnaea.
The larvae feed on maize, Khaya ivorensis
and Lovoa trichilioides
. At first, they feed within individual seeds, but then move from fruit to fruit.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
. It was described by Bradley in 1968, and is known from Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It contains the species C. dysorphnaea.
The larvae feed on maize, Khaya ivorensis
Khaya ivorensis
Khaya ivorensis is a tall forest tree with a buttressed trunk in the Meliaceae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria where it grows primarily in lowland tropical rainforests...
and Lovoa trichilioides
Lovoa trichilioides
Lovoa trichilioides is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda...
. At first, they feed within individual seeds, but then move from fruit to fruit.