Arthroschista hilaralis, also known as the kadam defoliator, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, Sumatra, Borneo[3] and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
| Kadam defoliator | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Arthroschista |
| Species: | A. hilaralis
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| Arthroschista hilaralis | |
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References
edit- ^ Walker, Francis (1859). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XVIII. Pyralides. London: Trustees of the British Museum. pp. 509–798.
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Arthroschista hilaralis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.