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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. Adults are white with several ragged pale brown submarginal bands outlined in dark brown. The hindwings are white with brown veins and brown margins.

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]

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