| Tabidia aculealis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Tabidia |
| Species: | T. aculealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabidia aculealis (Walker, 1866) | |
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Tabidia aculealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Indonesia (Sula Islands, [1] Java) and Sri Lanka.
The larvae feed on the leaves of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ). They feed on the mesophyll from the inner side of the rolled leaf. [2]