Glyphodes negatalis

Karanj defoliator
	File:Dysallacta negatalis dorsal.jpg
	Dorsal view
	File:Dysallacta negatalis ventral.jpg
	Ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Glyphodes
Species:	G. negatalis
Binomial name
	Glyphodes negatalis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Phalangiodes negatalis Walker, 1859; Dysallacta negatalis (Walker, 1859); Botys monesusalis Walker, 1859; Botys phanasalis Walker, 1859;

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,^[3] Mali,^[4] India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan, and eastern Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).^[5]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Dillenia indica, Ficus microcarpa and Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).^[6] In India, they had been found also as a main defoliator of Pongamia pinnata (karanj),^[7] and in Japan, the larvae had been found on Ficus superba var. japonica.^[8]

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^ "Glyphodes negatalis (Walker, 1859)". African Moths. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ 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.
^ Tominaga, Satoru (2007). "New host plants of Dysallacta negatalis Walker and Hyalobathra illectalis Walker Crambidae". Japan Heterocerists' Journal. 243: 328-330.

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