Glyphodes bicolor

Glyphodes bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species: G. bicolor
Binomial name
Glyphodes bicolor
(Swainson, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botis bicolor Swainson, 1821
  • Glyphodes diurnalis Guenée, 1854
  • Glyphodes parvalis Walker, 1866
  • Eudioptis perspicillalis Zeller, 1852

Glyphodes bicolor is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is widely distributed in the Old World tropics, including South Africa, China, Thailand, India, New Guinea and Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are dark brown with some translucent white patches on each wing.[2]

The larvae feed on Alstonia scholaris.

References

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