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

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Aetholix flavibasalis (Guenée, 1854)

Aetholix flavibasalis (Guenée, 1854)

Aetholix flavibasalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1854, found across South and Southeast Asia and Australia, whose larvae feed on specific plants.

Family
Genus
Aetholix
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Aetholix flavibasalis (Guenée, 1854)

Aetholix flavibasalis is a species of moth that belongs to the family Crambidae. This species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its known distribution includes Australia's Queensland, Thailand, western India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, and Borneo. The larvae of Aetholix flavibasalis feed on Garcinia mangostana and plants from the Eugenia genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Aetholix

More from Crambidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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