Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854) is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854) (Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854))
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Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854)

Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854)

Aethaloessa calidalis is a Crambidae moth distributed across South Asia to Pacific islands, featured on a 1980 Tuvalu 8-cent stamp.

Family
Genus
Aethaloessa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854)

Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854) is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its known distribution spans the Seychelles, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and many Pacific islands. An image of this moth was featured on an 8-cent stamp issued by Tuvalu in 1980.

Photo: (c) Pasteur Ng, all rights reserved, uploaded by Pasteur Ng

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Aethaloessa

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