Ategumia ebulealis

Ategumia ebulealis, the clidemia leafroller, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Central America, the Antilles, and the south-eastern United States (Florida and Georgia). It was thought to be introduced to Hawaii, but later research concluded it was actually Ategumia matutinalis which was released.

Ategumia ebulealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ategumia
Species:
A. ebulealis
Binomial name
Ategumia ebulealis
(Guenee, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Samea ebulealis Guenee, 1854
  • Blepharomastix ebulealis

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing in January, from March to April and from June to December in Florida.[1]

The larvae feed on Heterotrichum umbellatum[2] and Clidemia species, including C. hirta.

References

  1. "Species Ategumia ebulealis - Hodges#5158". BugGuide. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Ategumia ebulealis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 12, 2018.


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