Agathodes ostentalis

Agathodes ostentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agathodes
Species: A. ostentalis
Binomial name
Agathodes ostentalis
(Geyer, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Perinephela ostentalis Geyer, 1837
  • Agathodes pallidior E. Hering, 1901
  • Agathodes ostensalis GuenĂ©e, 1854

Agathodes ostentalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from India to Indonesia, including Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and in Australia in New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage Erythrina indica and Erythrina vespertillio.

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