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Crambidae - Spilomelinae
Palpita vitralis
Palpita vitralis
- White pearl
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Photo(s)
: Bart Wursten, Cloud Pool, Muanza Mozambique.
Species details:
Notes:
Distribution:
Almost worldwide except (ant)arctic regions
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Oleaceae
Jasminum
(Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
Oleaceae
Olea europaea subsp. africana
(Larval foodplant)
Literature:
africanmoths.com
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Palpita vitralis
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025)
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Flora of Botswana: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Palpita vitralis .
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402620, retrieved 25 October 2025
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