Biology:Ategumia adipalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ategumia |
| Species: | A. adipalis
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| Ategumia adipalis (Lederer, 1863)
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Ategumia adipalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found from India to Australia and in Japan , Sri Lanka, Vietnam and China . It was introduced to Hawaii in 1965.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are pale yellow with broad brown margins to the wings. The forewings also have a broad brown band along the costa. Each hindwing has a brown spot near the centre.
The larvae feed on Melastoma candidum and Melastoma malabathricum. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
Subspecies
- Ategumia adipalis adipalis Lederer, 1863
- Ategumia adipalis nigromarginalis Caradja, 1925 (from China)[1]
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4812996 entry
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