Culladia hastiferalis

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Culladia hastiferalis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Culladia
Species:
C. hastiferalis
Binomial name
Culladia hastiferalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Scopula hastiferalis Walker, 1866

Culladia hastiferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found on Borneo,[1] Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Taiwan, the Philippines (Luzon) and Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white with several brown zigzag lines and bands of brown speckles. The hindwings are off white.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Culladia Moore, [1886]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia



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