Dolichobela
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| Genus: | Dolichobela |
| Species: | D. celidograpta
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| Dolichobela celidograpta Turner, 1932
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Dolichobela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1932. It contains only one species, Dolichobela celidograpta, described in the same publication, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are grey whitish with a fuscous line on the costa from near the base up to the middle. There is an oblique postmedian fuscous blotch and a fine crenulate (scalloped) grey subterminal line. The space between this and the blotch is white. The terminal line is suffused grey. The hindwings are grey.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the fruit of Capparis mitchellii.[3]
References[]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ New Australian Lepidoptera
- ^ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
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