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Agrioglypta excelsalis
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CRAMBID MOTH FACTS |
Identification
The adult moth is white, with a brown pattern. It has a white margin on the wings which distinguishes it from the similar Agriglypta itysalis.
Habitat
caterpillars live in a shelter of fig leaves joined together by silk.
Food
The caterpillars of this moth feed on the leaves of native figs ( Ficus species)
Range
found over tropical south-east Asia and the south Pacific, as well as Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Crambidae | | Genus: | Agrioglypta | | Species: | excelsalis | | Common Name: | Crambid Moth |
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