Nausinoe pueritia

Nausinoe pueritia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia,[2] Thailand and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

Nausinoe pueritia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Nausinoe
Species:
N. pueritia
Binomial name
Nausinoe pueritia
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pueritia Cramer, 1780

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale brown with complex white markings edged with dark brown on the wings.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Abutilon species. They live within a rolled leaf of their host plant. The larvae are green and reach a length of about 20 mm.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Nausinoe Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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