Sampaguita Webworm Moth
Nausinoe geometralis
14.33, 121.09
Field Notes
Description:
I thought it was the Sameodes cancellalis, but I was wrong. This moth is about 3cm in wingspan.
The Sampaguita webworm, Nausinoe geometralis (Guenée, 1854), was recorded as a pest of Sampaguita (Jasminum sambac) in the Philippines for the first time in 2004.
Nausinoe geometralis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It can be found in western, southern and eastern Africa, from Ghana to South Africa and some islands of the Indian Ocean as well as in Australasia, Australia and India. A known hostplant of this species is an Oleaceae, Jasminum sp.
Habitat:
Backyard, spotted on the ceiling of the garage.
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