Ghesquierellana hirtusalis

Ghesquierellana hirtusalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ghesquierellana
Species:
G. hirtusalis
Binomial name
Ghesquierellana hirtusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys hirtusalis Walker, 1859
  • Ghesquierellana hirsutalis Pinhey, 1975
  • Phostria pallas Meyrick, 1936
  • Polygrammodes hirtusalis borbonica Viette, 1976

Ghesquierellana hirtusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found on the Comoros (Mohéli) and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale, North Kivu, Equateur), Ethiopia, Réunion, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mali.

The larvae feed on the fruits of Ficus species, including Ficus mucoso, Ficus vallis-choudae and Ficus mauritiana.