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.
The larvae feed on Melastoma candidum and Melastoma malabathricum. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
Subspecies Ategumia adipalis adipalis Lederer, 1863 Ategumia adipalis nigromarginalis Caradja, 1925 (from China)Institutul Naţional al Patrimoniului, Romenia
References
External links Australian Insects Japanese Moths Biological Control of Weeds: Southeast Asian Prospects