Notarcha quaternalis

Notarcha quaternalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It can be found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa including many islands of the Indian Ocean.^[1][2]

Notarcha quaternalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Notarcha
Species:	N. quaternalis
Binomial name
Notarcha quaternalis (Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
Botys quaternalis Zeller, 1852

This moth is yellow/white with some black spots at the foreside of the forewings. Its wingspan is around 18mm. The larvae are dark green with a dark brown/black head. Hostplants of this species are Malvaceae (Sida sp., Sida carpinifolia)^[3]