Dipterocarp-specialist
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Nacoleia charesalis
Nacoleia charesalis is a moth species in the family Crambidae, first described by Francis Walker in 1859. The species exhibits a broad Indo-Pacific distribution spanning from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia and the western Indian Ocean. Larvae have been documented feeding on several species of Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae), indicating a specialized association with this tree genus.