Biology:Conogethes pluto

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Short description: Species of moth

Conogethes pluto
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Conogethes
Species:
C. pluto
Binomial name
Conogethes pluto
(Butler, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Omiodes pluto Butler, 1887

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 larvae feed on ginger species. They bore the stem of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. Conogethes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

Wikidata ☰ Q19596455 entry