Cydalima laticostalis

Cydalima laticostalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cydalima
Species: C. laticostalis
Binomial name
Cydalima laticostalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Margarodes laticostalis Guenée, 1854
  • Margarodes conchylalis Guenée, 1854
  • Cydalima conchylalis
  • Margarodes nitidicostalis Guenée, 1854
  • Margaronia leodicealis Walker, 1859

Cydalima laticostalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found from India, Sri Lanka, Burma and Malaysia to the New Hebrides.[2] It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from tropical Queensland.

The wings are satin white. There is a broad brown line along the costa of the forewings.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Cydalima at funet
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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