Atelocentra is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Atelocentra chloraspis, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Atelocentra Meyrick, 1884[1] |
| Species: | A. chloraspis
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| Binomial name | |
| Atelocentra chloraspis Meyrick, 1884
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are fawn with a greenish-golden patch and a gold mark near the tip.
The larvae feed on Callistemon species. They bore into the stem of the host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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