Nacoleia charesalis

Nacoleia charesalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nacoleia
Species: N. charesalis
Binomial name
Nacoleia charesalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys charesalis Walker, 1859
  • Sylepta argillitis Turner, 1937
  • Psara delhommealis Legrand, 1966
  • Botys molusalis Walker, 1859
  • Lampridia vetustalis Strand, 1918

Nacoleia charesalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Sumbawa,[2] the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,[3] Japan,[4] Taiwan and on the Seychelles (Mahé, Félicité).[5]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Shorea leprosula, Shorea macroptera and Shorea parvifolia.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Nacoleia at funet
  3. ↑ BOLD Systems
  4. ↑ Japanese Moths
  5. ↑ Afro Moths
  6. ↑ Dipterocarps seed predators


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