Endoclita malabaricus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from India.[1]

Endoclita malabaricus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Endoclita
Species:
E. malabaricus
Binomial name
Endoclita malabaricus
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Phassus malabaricus Moore, 1879

Food plants for this species include Acacia, Ailanthus, Albizia, Bridelia, Cajanus, Callicarpa, Camellia, Cassia, Casuarina, Clerodendrum, Coffea, Cordia, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Filicium, Gliricidia, Gmelina, Grewia, Gyrocarpus, Herissantia, Lagerstroemia, Lantana, Macaranga, Mallotus, Ocimum, Rosa, Santalum, Sapindus, Solanum, Strobilanthes callosus, Tectona, Trema, and Ziziphus.

References

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  1. ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
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