Ategumia adipalis
| Ategumia adipalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ategumia |
| Species: | A. adipalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ategumia adipalis (Lederer, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ategumia adipalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from India to Australia and in Japan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and China. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1965.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are pale yellow with broad brown margins to the wings. The forewings also have a broad brown band along the costa. Each hindwing has a brown spot near the centre.
The larvae feed on Melastoma candidum and Melastoma malabathricum. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
Subspecies
- Ategumia adipalis adipalis Lederer, 1863
- Ategumia adipalis nigromarginalis Caradja, 1925 (from China)[1]
References
External links
- Australian Insects
- Japanese Moths
- Biological Control of Weeds: Southeast Asian Prospects
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