Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers.
Ategumia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Bacotoma is a genus of moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It currently comprises 11 species, with an Oriental and Australasian distribution ranging from India and Sri Lanka over China and Southeast Asia to Australia.
Parotis suralis is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found around the west Pacific Rim, including the Chagos Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Kiribati, Tuvalu and the tropical far north of Queensland.
Meganola brunellus is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Sundaland, Queensland and the Bismarck Islands. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.
Ategumia fatualis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is native to Java and the Philippines, but was introduced to Hawaii and Kauai in 1958 for the control of Melastoma malabathricum.
Agrotera basinotata is a moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1891. It is native to Queensland, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan, but was introduced to Hawaii for the control of Melastoma malabathricum.
Theretra suffusa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
The Epipaschiinae are a subfamily of snout moths. Almost 600 species are known today, which are found mainly in the tropics and subtropics. Some occur in temperate regions, but the subfamily is apparently completely absent from Europe, at least as native species. A few Epipaschiinae are crop pests that may occasionally become economically significant.
Melastoma malabathricum, known also as Malabar melastome, Indian rhododendron, Singapore rhododendron, planter's rhododendron and senduduk, is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. This plant is native to Indomalaya, Japan and Australia, and is usually found between 100 and 2,800 m on grasslands and sparse forests. It has been used as a medicinal plant in certain parts of the world, but has been declared a noxious weed in the United States. M. malabathricum is a known hyperaccumulator of aluminium, and as such can be used for phytoremediation.
Glyphodes doleschalii is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Queensland in northern Australia.
Euclasta maceratalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in northern Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Analyta albicillalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Indonesia and Australia, where it has been recorded Queensland.
Ategumia insipidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Colombia.
Caprinia felderi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in India (Assam), on Java and Ambon Island, as well as in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Cydalima pfeifferae is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia, where it has been recorded on Queensland.
Meroctena staintonii is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Indonesia, Fiji and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Agroterini is a tribe of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the pyraloid moth family Crambidae. The tribe was erected by Alexandre Noël Charles Acloque in 1897.
Margaroniini is a tribe of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the pyraloid moth family Crambidae. The tribe was erected by Charles Swinhoe and Everard Charles Cotes in 1889.
Nomophilini is a tribe of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the pyraloid moth family Crambidae. The tribe was erected by Vladimir Ivanovitsch Kuznetzov and Alexandr A. Stekolnikov in 1979.
