Stenochora

Stenochora is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Stenochora lancinalis, the lanced pearl, which is found in southern and south-eastern Africa and the African islands of the Indian Ocean. The range includes Botswana, the Comoros (Mohéli, Grande Comore), the Democratic Republic of Congo, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles (Aldabra), South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[2]

Stenochora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Pyraustinae
Genus:	Stenochora Warren, 1892[1]
Species:	S. lancinalis
Binomial name
Stenochora lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
Rhodaria lancinalis Guenée, 1854 Ischnurges lancinalis aldabrensis Viette, 1958 Ischnurges comorensis Viette, 1958 Botys expeditalis Lederer, 1863 Ischnurges paulianalis Marion, 1954

This species has a wingspan of about 25 mm^[3]-30mm^[4] and long and narrow forewings.

The larvae feed on Clerodendrum glabrum.

Subspecies

• Ischnurges lancinalis lancinalis (Mauritius, La Réunion)
• Ischnurges lancinalis paulianalis Marion, 1954 (Madagascar)
• Ischnurges lancinalis aldabrensis Viette, 1958 (Aldabra (Seychelles))
• Ischnurges lancinalis comorensis Viette, 1958 (Comoros)