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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.

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

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have brown wings with a cream and yellow pattern near the base. The wing margins are chequered. The abdomen has cream and yellow banding, and a brown tip.

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

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Wikispecies has information related to Agrotera basinotata.

• Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 November 2007). "Agrotera basinotata Hampson, 1891". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
• Japanese Moths

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