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Ategumia
''Ategumia'' is a genus of moths in the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. Distribution Although the majority of species (including the type species '' A. matutinalis'') placed in this genus are distributed in the Americas, three species are described from the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, namely '' A. adipalis'', '' A. fatualis'' and '' A. geographicalis''. Larval hostplants The caterpillars of ''Ategumia'' are, as far as known, herbivores. Known hostplants are all in the Melastomataceae family: ''Melastoma malabathricum'', ''M. "deficidum"'' (a misspelling of ''decemfidum''?, which is a synonym of ''Melastoma sanguineum'' var. ''sanguineum''), '' Miconia crenata'' and '' M. umbellata''. '' Ategumia adipalis'', '' A. ebulealis'' and '' A. fatualis'' were introduced to Hawaii for biological pest control to tackle Melastomataceae plants that have become invasive there. Species *'' Ategumia actealis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Ategumia adipalis'' (Lederer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ategumia Ebulealis
''Ategumia'' is a genus of moths in the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. Distribution Although the majority of species (including the type species ''Ategumia matutinalis, A. matutinalis'') placed in this genus are distributed in the Americas, three species are described from the Indomalayan realm, Indomalayan and Australasian realms, namely ''Ategumia adipalis, A. adipalis'', ''Ategumia fatualis, A. fatualis'' and ''Ategumia geographicalis, A. geographicalis''. Larval hostplants The caterpillars of ''Ategumia'' are, as far as known, herbivores. Known hostplants are all in the Melastomataceae family: ''Melastoma malabathricum'', ''M. "deficidum"'' (a misspelling of ''decemfidum''?, which is a synonym of ''Melastoma sanguineum'' var. ''sanguineum''), ''Miconia crenata'' and ''Miconia umbellata, M. umbellata''. ''Ategumia adipalis'', ''Ategumia ebulealis, A. ebulealis'' and ''Ategumia fatualis, A. fatualis'' were introduced to Hawaii for biological pest c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |