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Agrotera basinotata

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Agrotera basinotata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agrotera
Species:
A. basinotata
Binomial name
Agrotera basinotata
Hampson, 1891

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.

The larvae feed on Melastoma malabathricum, but also Syzygium buxifolium.

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