Dolichobela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1932. It contains only one species, Dolichobela celidograpta, described in the same publication, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
| Dolichobela | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dolichobela Turner, 1932[1] |
| Species: | D. celidograpta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolichobela celidograpta Turner, 1932
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on the fruit of Capparis mitchellii.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
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