| Pompelon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Pompelon Walker, 1854 |
| Species: | P. marginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pompelon marginata Guérin-Meneville, 1843
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Pompelon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Zygaenidae erected by Francis Walker in 1854. Its only species, Pompelon marginata, was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1843. It is a day-flying moth found throughout Southeast Asia, with sightings in the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Sulawesi, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra.
Larvae feed exclusively on Cinnamomum.[2] They often are spotted resting on wild cinnamon trees.
Members of this species mimic various species of Euploea. Its larvae have been observed being parasitized by members of the tachinid fly species Senometopia distincta.[3]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pompelon Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Genus: Pompelon Species: marginata". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/havt50xw. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Leong, Tzi Ming (October 19, 2011). "The Caterpillar and Cocoon of Pompelon marginata (Guerin, 1843) in Singapore (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae: Chalcosiinae), With an Account of Parasitism by the Tachinid Fly, Senometopia distincta (Baranov, 1931)" (PDF). Nature in Singapore. 4: 319–328.