Glyphodes negatalis
Species of moth
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Glyphodes negatalis, the karanj defoliator, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has a wide range in the tropics, including South Africa, The Gambia,[3] Mali,[4] India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan, and eastern Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).[5]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Glyphodes |
| Species: | G. negatalis |
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| Glyphodes negatalis | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.
Biology
The larvae feed on Dillenia indica, Ficus microcarpa and Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).[6] In India, they had been found also as a main defoliator of Pongamia pinnata (karanj),[7] and in Japan, the larvae had been found on Ficus superba var. japonica.[8]