34. Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775)

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Material: 1 ex. Mali, Bamako, Ouronina 12°5'39.78"N 8°24'3.16"W, 0 4.02.2017, leg. Kravchenko et al., 57 ex. same data except the date 25.08.– 12.11.2014 (SMNH).

Distribution: Palaeotropical, penetrates to Palaearctic. In Africa: Comoros, DR Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Nigeria, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (De Prins & De Prins 2018) and Mali (new record). Also in Australasia: Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands; Oriental: Andaman Islands, Bali, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam; Palaearctic: China, Japan, E. Siberia (De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Host-plants: Anacardiaceae: Anacardium occidentale L., Fabaceae: Glycine max (L.) Merr., Malvaceae: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, Alcea rosea L., Gossypium sp., Hibiscus columnaris Cav., Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb., Pavonia sp., Sida sp., Thespesia danis Oliv., Urena lobata L.; Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (De Prins & De Prins 2018; Wikipedia 2018). Known as cotton leaf roller—pest of cotton.