Maruca amboinalis Felder, 1875 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Maruca amboinalis Felder, 1875

Maruca amboinalis Felder, 1875

Maruca amboinalis is a 1875-described Crambidae moth found across parts of East and Southeast Asia, whose larvae feed on Pongamia pinnata.

Family
Genus
Maruca
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Maruca amboinalis Felder, 1875

Maruca amboinalis is a moth species that belongs to the Crambidae family. It was first described by Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder, and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. This species can be found in Indonesia (specifically on Ambon Island and Sumatra), Taiwan, and Japan. The larvae of Maruca amboinalis feed on Pongamia pinnata.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Maruca

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

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