Monobolodes prunaria

Monobolodes prunaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Monobolodes
Species:	M. prunaria
Binomial name
	Monobolodes prunaria; (Moore, 1887)
Synonyms
	Dirades prunaria Moore, 1887; Gathynia fasciaria Leech, 1897; Phazaca oribates West, 1932;

Monobolodes prunaria is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands) and possibly Borneo.

Description

The wingspan is about 16–20 mm.^[1]^[2]

The larvae feed on Gardenia species, including Gardenia jasminoides.^[3]

^ Sohn, J.-C. & Yen, S.-H., 2005: A taxonomic revision of the Korean Epipleminae (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae), with phylogenetic comments on the involved genera. Zoological Studies 44 (1): 44-70. Full article: [1].
^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ The Moths of Borneo

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