Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cydalima | |
Similar Agathodes ostentalis, Pygospila tyres, Botyodes asialis, Glyphodes stolalis, Glyphodes onychinalis | ||
Cydalima laticostalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found from India, Sri Lanka, Burma and Malaysia to the New Hebrides. It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from tropical Queensland.
The wings are satin white. There is a broad brown line along the costa of the forewings.
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