Chabulina onychinalis

Chabulina onychinalis
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chabulina
Species:
C. onychinalis
Binomial name
Chabulina onychinalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Asopia onychinalis Guenée, 1854
  • Zebronia braurealis Walker, 1859

Chabulina onychinalis, also known as the swan flower plant moth and until recently called Glyphodes onychinalis, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to the Afro-Asian Region, including India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and New Zealand, and has been recorded in California since 2000.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of this species was studied in 2022 and placed in the genus Chabulina.

Description

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in).

Hosts

The larvae have been recorded feeding on jasmine, Nerium oleander, Gomphocarpus fruticosus and probably also feed on other plants.

References

  1. ↑ "Swan plant flower moth (Chabulina onychinalis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  3. ↑ Maes, Koen V. N. (5 October 2022). "Studies on African Crambidae II: On the identity of Asopia onychinalis Guenée, 1954, its synonyms, generic placement and related species (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) | Metamorphosis". Metamorphosis. 33: 85–91. doi:10.4314/met.v33i1.11.
  4. ↑ "Japanese Moths". Jpmoth.org. Retrieved 2011-10-17.