Dervishiya cadambae

Dervishiya cadambae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Dervishiya
Species: D. cadambae
Binomial name
Dervishiya cadambae
(Moore, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Cossus cadambae Moore, 1865
  • Alcterogystia cadambae

Dervishiya cadambae is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in India.[1]

The forewings have a reticulate pattern, which is more expressed on the wing periphery and weakens towards the base. The hindwings are light with a weak reticulate pattern.

The larvae feed on Ficus species, Nauclea cadamba and Tectonia grandis.

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