Chabulina onychinalis

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Chabulina onychinalis
File:Glyphodes onychinalis male.jpg
Male
File:Glyphodes onychinalis female.jpg
Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chabulina
Species:
C. onychinalis
Binomial name
Chabulina onychinalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Asopia onychinalis Guenée, 1854
  • Zebronia braurealis Walker, 1859

Chabulina onychinalis, also known as the swan flower plant moth and until recently called Glyphodes onychinalis,[1] is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to the Afro-Asian Region, including India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and New Zealand, and has been recorded in California since 2000.[2]

Taxonomy

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The taxonomy of this species was studied in 2022 and placed in the genus Chabulina.[3]

Description

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The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in).[4]

Hosts

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The larvae have been recorded feeding on jasmine, Nerium oleander, Gomphocarpus fruticosus and probably also feed on other plants.

References

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