Talanga tolumnialis

Talanga tolumnialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Talanga
Species:	T. tolumnialis
Binomial name
Talanga tolumnialis (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Leucochroma tolumnialis Walker, 1859

Talanga tolumnialis, the Figleaf Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Papua New Guinea^[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is a pattern of yellow and white triangles on the wings, with two dark red triangles projecting back from the leading edge of the forewings. These triangles contain iridescent blue highlights. The hindwings have a group of black spots on the edges.

The larvae feed on young leaves and shoots of Ficus species.^[2]

Subspecies

• Talanga tolumnialis tolumnialis
• Talanga tolumnialis major Rothschild, 1915 (Papua New Guinea)

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