Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Conogethes | |
Similar Glyphodes, Conogethes punctiferalis, Pyraustinae, Maruca vitrata, Crambidae | ||
Conogethes pluto is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1887. It is found on the Solomon Islands and in Burma, Thailand and Australia. The habitat consists of dry schlerophyll forests and wet lowland tropical rainforests.
The wings are pale brown with dark spots and zig-zag lines.
The larvae feed on ginger species. Thet bore the stem of their host plant.
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