Tabidia aculealis

Tabidia aculealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tabidia
Species: T. aculealis
Binomial name
Tabidia aculealis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Botys aculealis Walker, 1866

Tabidia aculealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found in Indonesia (Sula Islands,[1] Java) and Sri Lanka.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Ipomoea batatas. They feed on the mesophyll from the inner side of the rolled leaf.[2]

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