Culladia hastiferalis
| Culladia hastiferalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Culladia |
| Species: | C. hastiferalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Culladia hastiferalis (Walker, 1866) | |
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Culladia hastiferalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found on Borneo,[1] Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Taiwan, the Philippines (Luzon) and Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Northern Territory and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white with several brown zigzag lines and bands of brown speckles. The hindwings are off-white.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Culladia at funet
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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