Glyphodes pulverulentalis

Glyphodes pulverulentalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by George Hampson in 1896.

Glyphodes pulverulentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Glyphodes
Species:
G. pulverulentalis
Binomial name
Glyphodes pulverulentalis
Hampson, 1896
Synonyms
  • Diaphania pulverulentis
  • Margaronia pulverulentalis

Distribution

It is known from China, Papua New Guinea,[1] Australia,[2][3] India and Thailand.[4]

Biology

The larvae feed on the leaves of mulberries (Morus sp.).[5]

References
  1. Biodiversitylibrary.org: Pagenstecher, 1899. Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Zoologica Hft. 27-29.1-267. 2 pl.
  2. images at boldsystems.org
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 March 2015). "Glyphodes pulverulentalis Hampson, 1896". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. "Crambidae". Thaibugs. Archived from the original 9 June 2017.
  5. Rahmathulla, Kishor Kumar, Angadi & Sivaprasad, 2012. Association of climatic Factors on Population Dynamics of Leaf Roller, Diaphania pulverulentalis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Mulberry Plantations of Sericulture Seed Farm. Hindawi Publ. corp. Vol 2012


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