Glyphodes negatalis

Glyphodes negatalis
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Spilomelinae
Genus:	Glyphodes
Species:	G. negatalis
Binomial name
Glyphodes negatalis (Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Phalangiodes negatalis Walker, 1859 Dysallacta negatalis (Walker, 1859) Botys monesusalis Walker, 1859 Botys phanasalis Walker, 1859

Glyphodes negatalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide range in the tropics, including South Africa, Gambia,^[2] India, Hong Kong, Japan and eastern Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).^[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are white with several ragged pale brown submarginal bands outlined in dark brown. The hindwings are white with brown veins and brown margins.

Biology

The larvae feed on Dillenia indica, Ficus microcarpa and Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).^[4] In India they had been found also as a main defoliator of Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae) ^[5] and in Japan the larvae had been found on Ficus superba var. japonica (Moraceae).^[6]

References

1. "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
2. "Afro Moths". Afro Moths. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
3. "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
4. Africanmoths
5. Chavan, Kabade, Kumar Prajapati, 2012. Glyphodes negatalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A new insect pest on Karanj, Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre in south Gujarat. Insect Environment, Vol. 17(4):176-177
6. Tominaga, Satoru, 2007: New host plants of Dysallacta negatalis Walker and Hyalobathra illectalis Walker Crambidae. Japan Heterocerists' Journal ; 243: 328-330 (Abstract)