Squamura acutistriata

Squamura acutistriata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found on Java and possibly Borneo. The habitat consists of secondary forests with coastal vegetation.

Squamura acutistriata
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S. acutistriata
Binomial name
Squamura acutistriata
(Mell, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Arbela acutistriata Mell, 1923
  • Indarbela acutistriata

The forewings are fawn mottled with dark grey and black and with a large discal ellipse of grey. The hindwings are dark grey.

The larvae have been recorded boring in branches of Theobroma species. They have also been recorded feeding on Albizia species.[1]

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