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Arthroschista hilaralis

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Kadam defoliator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Arthroschista
Species:
A. hilaralis
Binomial name
Arthroschista hilaralis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Margaronia hilaralis Walker, 1859
  • Margarodes aquosalis Snellen, [1880]

Arthroschista hilaralis, also known as the kadam defoliator, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, Sumatra, Borneo[3] and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

References

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  1. ^ Walker, Francis (1859). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XVIII. Pyralides. London: Trustees of the British Museum. pp. 509–798.
  2. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Arthroschista hilaralis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.