Conogethes pluto
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| Species: | C. pluto
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| Conogethes pluto (Butler, 1887)
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Conogethes pluto is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887.[1] It is found on the Solomon Islands and in Burma,[2] Thailand and Australia. The habitat consists of dry sclerophyll forests and wet lowland tropical rainforests.
The wings are pale brown with dark spots and zig-zag lines.
The larvae feed on ginger species. They bore the stem of their host plant.[3]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Conogethes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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