Ategumia adipalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found from India to Australia and in Japan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and China. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1965.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are pale yellow with broad brown margins to the wings. The forewings also have a broad brown band along the costa. Each hindwing has a brown spot near the centre.

Ategumia adipalis

The larvae feed on Melastoma candidum and Melastoma malabathricum. They roll the leaves of their host plant.

Ategumia adipalis

Subspecies

Ategumia adipalis adipalis Lederer, 1863

Ategumia adipalis nigromarginalis Caradja, 1925 (from China)

Ategumia adipalis

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Australian Insects

Japanese Moths

Biological Control of Weeds: Southeast Asian Prospects

Spilomelinae

Moths of Asia

Moths of Australia

Moths described in 1863