Dolichobela

Dolichobela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Dolichobela
Turner, 1932[1]
Species:
D. celidograpta
Binomial name
Dolichobela celidograpta
Turner, 1932

Dolichobela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1932. It contains only one species, Dolichobela celidograpta, described in the same publication, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the fruit of Capparis mitchellii.[2]

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online