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Agathodes ostentalis

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Agathodes ostentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agathodes
Species:
A. ostentalis
Binomial name
Agathodes ostentalis
(Geyer, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Perinephela ostentalis Geyer, 1837
  • Agathodes pallidior E. Hering, 1901
  • Agathodes ostensalis Guenée, 1854

Agathodes ostentalis, the coral tree moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Carl Geyer in 1837. It is found from India to Indonesia, including Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and in Australia in New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage Erythrina indica and Erythrina vespertillio.

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