''Agathodes ostentalis'', the coral tree moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by

Carl Geyer Peter Carl Friedrich Geyer (1802–1889) was a German entomologist who wrote and illustrated various supplements to Jacob Hübner's works on Lepidoptera. Carl Geyer was by profession an artist. He is not to be confused with Karl Andreas Geyer (180 ...

in 1837. It is found from India to Indonesia, including Hong Kong,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, Thailand and in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

in New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage ''

Erythrina indica ''Erythrina variegata'', commonly known as tiger's claw or Indian coral tree, is a species of ''Erythrina'' native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Ind ...

'' and ''

Erythrina vespertillio ''Erythrina'' is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, with the larger species growing up to in height. The generi ...

''.

External links

"''Agathodes ostentalis'' (Geyer, 1837) Coral Tree Moth"
''Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths''. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

Archived from the ttp://ccs-hk.org/DM/butterfly/Pyralid/Agathodes-ostentalis.html original25 July 2011. Spilomelinae Moths of Asia Moths of Australia Moths described in 1837 {{Margaroniini-stub