Biology:Glyphodes bicolor

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Short description: Species of moth

Glyphodes bicolor
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species:
G. bicolor
Binomial name
Glyphodes bicolor
(Swainson, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botis bicolor Swainson, 1821
  • Glyphodes diurnalis Guenée, 1854
  • Glyphodes parvalis Walker, 1866
  • Eudioptis perspicillalis Zeller, 1852

Glyphodes bicolor is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by William John Swainson in 1821. It is widely distributed in the Old World tropics, including South Africa , China , Thailand, India , New Guinea and Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are dark brown with some translucent white patches on each wing.[2] The larvae feed on Alstonia scholaris.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (5 February 2010). "Glyphodes bicolor (Swainson, 1821)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/bicolor.html. Retrieved 10 April 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5573489 entry