Glyphodes multilinealis
Species of moth
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Glyphodes multilinealis, the fig-tiger-moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Niue, the Cook Islands, the Society Islands, in Australia and Japan.[1]
| Glyphodes multilinealis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Glyphodes |
| Species: | G. multilinealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphodes multilinealis Kenrick, 1907 | |
It has a wingspan of 31 mm (1.2 in).[2]
Biology
Its larvae had been reared in Fiji on Ficus prolixa.[3]