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Coral tree moth

Agathodes ostentalis Geyer, 1837

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The coral tree moth (Agathodes ostentalis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the coral tree moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the coral tree moth live?

Not recorded

Is the coral tree moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the coral tree moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusAgathodes
  7. SpeciesAgathodes ostentalis Geyer, 1837

Synonyms Agathodes ostensalis, Agathodes ostentalis var. pallidior, Agathodes pallidior

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ベニモンノメイガJapanese
  • വർണപളുങ്ക്Malayalam
  • 華麗野螟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the coral tree moth

Other species in the same genus Agathodes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the coral tree moth?

The coral tree moth (Agathodes ostentalis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Coral tree moth (Agathodes ostentalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/coral-tree-moth

MLA

“Coral tree moth (Agathodes ostentalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/coral-tree-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{coral_tree_moth_2026,
  title = {Coral tree moth (Agathodes ostentalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coral-tree-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}