Biology:Terastia subjectalis
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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: | Terastia |
| Species: | T. subjectalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Terastia subjectalis Lederer, 1863
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Terastia subjectalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It occurs across the Indian and south Pacific oceans, including Fiji, Hawaii, Réunion, Okinawa, Samoa, the Society Islands, Sri Lanka and Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).
Adults have wavy wings with light and dark brown patterns on each forewing. The hindwings are pale brown with a broad darker margin.
The larvae feed on Erythrina species, including Erythrina monosperma and Erythrina indica. The larvae feed in the pods but also bore in the shoots.
Taxonomy
It has been considered a synonym of Terastia meticulosalis for some time.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press.
- Australian Insects
Wikidata ☰ Q3011022 entry
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