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]