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Conogethes pluto

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Conogethes pluto
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Conogethes
Species:
C. pluto
Binomial name
Conogethes pluto
(Butler, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Omiodes pluto Butler, 1887

Conogethes pluto is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887.[1] It is found on the Solomon Islands and in Burma,[2] Thailand and Australia. The habitat consists of dry sclerophyll forests and wet lowland tropical rainforests.

The larvae feed on ginger species. They bore the stem of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Conogethes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia