Glyphodes negatalis explained

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,^[1] Mali,^[2] India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan, and eastern Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).^[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Dillenia indica, Ficus microcarpa and Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).^[4] In India, they had been found also as a main defoliator of Pongamia pinnata (karanj),^[5] and in Japan, the larvae had been found on Ficus superba var. japonica.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Glyphodes negatalis (Walker, 1859) . Afromoths . 11 April 2018.
2. Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
3. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 27 January 2013 . Dysallacta negatalis (Walker, 1859) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 11 April 2018.
4. https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/CRAMBIDAE/SPILOMELINAE/glyphodes%20negatalis.html "Glyphodes negatalis (Walker, 1859)"
5. Chavan, Kabade, Kumar Prajapati, (2012). "Glyphodes negatalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A new insect pest on Karanj, Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre in south Gujarat". Insect Environment. 17 (4): 176-177.
6. Tominaga, Satoru (2007). "New host plants of Dysallacta negatalis Walker and Hyalobathra illectalis Walker Crambidae". Japan Heterocerists' Journal. 243: 328-330.