| Chabulina onychinalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chabulina |
| Species: | C. onychinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chabulina onychinalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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Chabulina onychinalis, also known as the swan flower plant moth and until recently called Glyphodes onychinalis, [1] is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to the Afro-Asian Region, including India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and New Zealand, and has been recorded in California since 2000. [2]
The taxonomy of this species was studied in 2022 and placed in the genus Chabulina . [3]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on jasmine, Nerium oleander , Gomphocarpus fruticosus and probably also feed on other plants.