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Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)

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Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/ Spilomelinae (subfamily)/ Margaroniini (tribe)/ Palpita (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Rossi, 1794)
Citation:	P.[halaena] Vitrealis
Original genus:	Phalaena
Publication:	Rossi P. 1792–1794. Mantissa insectorum, exhibens species nuper in Etruria collectas, adjectis faunae Etruscae illustrationibus ac emendationibus.
Journal:	—
Volume:	1
Issue:
Pagination:	42
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33475063
Name(English):	Olive leaf moth

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Palpita vitrealis (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL

Distribution note:

Palaeotropical (D. Martiré & J. Rochat 2008: 257); Australasia: Australia; Oriental: India, South Asia; Palaearctic: Canary Islands, Egypt, Japan, Madeira, Malta, Poland, South Europe, Sweden, Syria, Turkey.

Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Cabo Verde	Santo Antão	Viette P. 1958b. Resultats de l'expédition zoologique du Professor Dr. Håkan Lindberg aux îles du Cap Vert durant l'hiver 1953–54. No 18. Lépidoptères Tinéides (s.l.) et Pyrales. page 9 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Central African Republic		page ISEA
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Comoros	Mayotte (Maore)	Viette P. 1958h. Note sur de petites collections de Lépidoptères récoltés aux îles Comores et en Aldabra. page 62 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Viette P. 1958h. Note sur de petites collections de Lépidoptères récoltés aux îles Comores et en Aldabra. page 62 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Comoros		Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 180 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 163 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	South Kivu	Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 163 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 163 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Ethiopia		Amsel H. G. 1963. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. page 4 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Gambia		Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 505 (as transvisalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Ghana		page J. Jörpeland
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Kenya		Sevastopulo D. G. 1972. Moth migration in East Aflica (the long rains, 1970). page 305 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Liberia		page ISEA
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Madagascar		Mabille P. 1880d. Comptes Rendus. Diagnoses Lepidopterorum Malgassicorum. page 25 (as septempunctalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Mali		Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018a. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. page 73
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Mauritius		Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 117 (as quinquepunctalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Mozambique		Joannis J. de 1927. Pyralidae d'Afrique australe, principalement du district de Lourenço-Marques. page 249
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Oman		Seizmair M. 2022a. The presence of the genus Palpita Hübner, 1808 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) on the Arabian Peninsula – A review with description of a new species. page 68
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Réunion		Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 117 (as quinquepunctalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Seychelles	Aldabra	Shaffer J. C. & Munroe E. G. 2007. Crambidae of Aldabra Atoll (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea). page 59
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Seychelles	Mahé	Joannis J. de 1894. Mission scientifique de Ch. Alluaud des îles Seychelles. page 436 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Seychelles	Silhouette	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 105 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Seychelles	La Digue	De Prins W. & Mazzei P. 2016. Some faunistic notes on selected moth species (Lepidoptera) from the Seychelles. page 26
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Free State	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 416 (as transvisalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 308 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	North-West	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa		Guenée A. M. 1854. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VIII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. page 304 (as transvisalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	page J. Heyns
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	South Africa	Gauteng	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Tanzania		page ISEA
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 136 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Yemen		Butler A. G. 1885d. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. page 501 (as transvisalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 500 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Zimbabwe		page R. Butler

Plant note:

Also on Rubiaceae and Apocynaceae (see R. Paulian & P. Viette 1956: 179). Description of larva and pupa in D. G. Sevastopulo (1955b: 165–166).

Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Fraxinus sp.	Oleaceae		Kumral N. A., Kovancil B. & Akbudak B. 2007. Life tables of the Olive leaf moth, Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, on different host plants. page 105
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Funtumia elastica	Apocynaceae	Madagascar	Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 179
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum auriculatum	Oleaceae		Shaffer J. C. & Munroe E. G. 2007. Crambidae of Aldabra Atoll (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea). page 60
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum dichotomum	Oleaceae	Madagascar	Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 179
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum dichotomum	Oleaceae		Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 163
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum fluminense	Oleaceae	Seychelles	Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 51
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum officinale	Oleaceae	Réunion	Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 431
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum sambac	Oleaceae	Réunion	Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 431
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum sambac	Oleaceae	Madagascar	Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 179
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Jasminum sp.	Oleaceae	Uganda	Sevastopulo D. G. 1955b. Palpita (Margarodes) unionalis Hübner in Uganda. page 166 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Ligustrum sp.	Oleaceae		Kumral N. A., Kovancil B. & Akbudak B. 2007. Life tables of the Olive leaf moth, Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, on different host plants. page 105
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Olea europaea	Oleaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 72 (as unionalis)
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Olea lancea	Oleaceae	Réunion	Bippus M. 2019c. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera). page 41
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)	Phillyrea sp.	Oleaceae		Kumral N. A., Kovancil B. & Akbudak B. 2007. Life tables of the Olive leaf moth, Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, on different host plants. page 105

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Palpita quinquepunctalis (Boisduval, 1833)	(Boisduval, 1833)	species	Synonym	Botys quinquepunctalis
Palpita septempunctalis (Mabille, 1880)	(Mabille, 1880)	species	Synonym	Margarodes septempunctalis
Palpita transvisalis (Guenée, 1854)	(Guenée, 1854)	species	Synonym	Margaronia transvisalis
Palpita unionalis (Hübner, 1796)	(Hübner, 1796)	species	Synonym	Pyralis unionalis