Glyphodes negatalis
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Glyphodes negatalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide range in the tropics, including South Africa, Gambia,[2] India, Hong Kong, Japan and eastern Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).[3]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are white with several ragged pale brown submarginal bands outlined in dark brown. The hindwings are white with brown veins and brown margins.
Biology
The larvae feed on Dillenia indica, Ficus microcarpa and Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).[4] In India they had been found also as a main defoliator of Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae) [5] and in Japan the larvae had been found on Ficus superba var. japonica (Moraceae).[6]
References
- ^ "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ "Afro Moths". Afro Moths. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ Africanmoths
- ^ Chavan, Kabade, Kumar Prajapati, 2012. Glyphodes negatalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A new insect pest on Karanj, Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre in south Gujarat. Insect Environment, Vol. 17(4):176-177
- ^ Tominaga, Satoru, 2007: New host plants of Dysallacta negatalis Walker and Hyalobathra illectalis Walker Crambidae. Japan Heterocerists' Journal ; 243: 328-330 (Abstract)