Glyphodes microta

Glyphodes microta is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Australia, where it ranges from the east coast to the west coast across the middle of the continent.

Glyphodes microta
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species:
G. microta
Binomial name
Glyphodes microta
Synonyms
  • Diaphania bivitralis
  • Glyphodes alitalis Hulst, 1886
  • Morocosma alitalis

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with a white pattern.

The larvae feed on Apocynaceae species. They have been recorded feeding in a web on the flower heads of Parsonsia eucalyptophylla as well as inside the leaves of Hoya australis.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2009-12-28. Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
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