Obtusipalpis pardalis, the snow leopard, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Ethiopia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Obtusipalpis |
| Species: | O. pardalis
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| Obtusipalpis pardalis Hampson, 1896
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The larvae feed on Ficus species and Euodia latifolia.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Obtusipalpis pardalis Hampson, 1896". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ African Moths