Glyphodes negatalis

Glyphodes negatalis, the karanj defoliator, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has a wide range in the tropics, including South Africa, The Gambia,^[3] Mali,^[4] India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan, and eastern Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).^[5]

Karanj defoliator
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Glyphodes
Species:	G. negatalis
Binomial name
Glyphodes negatalis (Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Phalangiodes negatalis Walker, 1859 Dysallacta negatalis (Walker, 1859)[2] Botys monesusalis Walker, 1859 Botys phanasalis Walker, 1859

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Dillenia indica, Ficus microcarpa and Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).^[6] In India, they had been found also as a main defoliator of Pongamia pinnata (karanj),^[7] and in Japan, the larvae had been found on Ficus superba var. japonica.^[8]