| Ategumia fatualis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ategumia |
| Species: | A. fatualis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ategumia fatualis (Lederer 1863) |
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Ategumia fatualis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is native to the Philippines, but was introduced to Hawaii and Kauai in 1958 for the control of Melastoma malabathricum.
The larvae feed on Melastoma malabathricum. They roll the leaves of their host plant.