Glyphodes negatalis
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Karanj defoliator
| image = Dysallacta negatalis dorsal.jpg
| image_caption = Dorsal view
| image2 = Dysallacta negatalis ventral.jpg
| image2_caption = Ventral view
| taxon = Glyphodes negatalis
| authority = (Walker, 1859){{cite web |last1=Nuss |first1=Matthias |last2=Landry |first2=Bernard |last3=Mally |first3=Richard |last4=Vegliante |first4=Francesca |last5=Tränkner |first5=Andreas |last6=Bauer |first6=Franziska |last7=Hayden |first7=James |last8=Segerer |first8=Andreas |last9=Schouten |first9=Rob |last10=Li |first10=Houhun |last11=Trofimova |first11=Tatiana |last12=Solis |first12=M. Alma |author-link12=Maria Alma Solis |last13=De Prins |first13=Jurate |last14=Speidel |first14=Wolfgang |name-list-style=amp |date=2003–2017 |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |at=As Dysallacta negatalis |accessdate=11 April 2018}}
| synonyms =
- Phalangiodes negatalis Walker, 1859
- Dysallacta negatalis (Walker, 1859){{cite web |url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/265746beebfdfeeae88cfec899431526 |title=Species Details: Dysallacta negatalis Walker, 1859 |website=Catalogue of Life |accessdate=11 April 2018}}
- Botys monesusalis Walker, 1859
- Botys phanasalis Walker, 1859
}}
Glyphodes negatalis, the karanj defoliator, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has a wide range in the tropics, including South Africa, The Gambia,{{cite web |last1=De Prins |first1=J. |last2=De Prins |first2=W. |name-list-style=amp |date=2018 |url=http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DYSANEGA |title=Glyphodes negatalis (Walker, 1859) |website=Afromoths |accessdate=11 April 2018}} Mali,Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. [http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1319392 Article] India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan, and eastern Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).{{cite web |last1=Herbison-Evans |first1=Don |last2=Crossley |first2=Stella |name-list-style=amp |date=27 January 2013 |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/negatalis.html |title=Dysallacta negatalis (Walker, 1859) |website=Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |accessdate=11 April 2018}}
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
Biology
The larvae feed on Dillenia indica, Ficus microcarpa and Ficus religiosa (Moraceae).[https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/CRAMBIDAE/SPILOMELINAE/glyphodes%20negatalis.html "Glyphodes negatalis (Walker, 1859)"]. African Moths. Retrieved 11 April 2018. In India, they had been found also as a main defoliator of Pongamia pinnata (karanj),Chavan, Kabade, Kumar Prajapati, (2012). [http://www.cabi.org/isc/FullTextPDF/2012/20123408897.pdf "Glyphodes negatalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A new insect pest on Karanj, Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre in south Gujarat"]. Insect Environment. 17 (4): 176-177. and in Japan, the larvae had been found on Ficus superba var. japonica.Tominaga, Satoru (2007). [http://eurekamag.com/research/032/530/novel-host-plants-dysallacta-negatalis-walker-hyalobathra-illectalis-walker-crambidae.php "New host plants of Dysallacta negatalis Walker and Hyalobathra illectalis Walker Crambidae"]. Japan Heterocerists' Journal. 243: 328-330.