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Similar Lamoria, Galleriinae, Pyralidae | ||
Lamoria adaptella, the plain lamoria, is a species of snout moth in the genus Lamoria. It was described by Walker in 1863, and is known from South Africa, Gambia, Kenya, Mozambique, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Singapore, as well as Japan and Taiwan.
Description
Wingspan is about 30-34mm. A pale brown moth. Fore wings irrorated with fuscous. There are traces of an irregularly dentate antemedial dark line. A speck, spot or small annulus in cell and larger discocellular spot or annulus. A highly dentate, postmedial, more or less prominent line oblique from costa to vein 4, where it is sharply angled, then inwardly oblique. A marginal black specks series present. Hind wings pale brownish.
Larva known to feed on plants like Dipterocarpus, Pennisetum americanum, and Shorea species.