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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ategumia |
| Species: | A. ebulealis
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| Ategumia ebulealis (Guenee, 1854)
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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
edit- ^ "Species Ategumia ebulealis - Hodges#5158". BugGuide. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ategumia ebulealis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Ategumia ebulealis.
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- "801348.00 – 5158 – Ategumia ebulealis – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 12, 2018.