Herpetogramma phaeopteralis

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species: H. phaeopteralis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854
  • Acharana descripta Warren, 1892
  • Botys additalis Walker, 1862
  • Botys cellatalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys communalis Snellen, 1875
  • Botys inhonestalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys neloalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys otreusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys plebejalis Lederer, 1863
  • Botys triarialis Walker, 1859
  • Botys tridentalis Snellen, 1872
  • Botys vecordalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys vestalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys intricatalis Möschler, 1890
  • Herpetogramma phacopteralis
  • Herpetogramma phoeopteralis

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, the dusky herpetogramma or tropical sod webworm, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in the United States (from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas), Central America and South America, on the Andamans, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Saint Helena, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Gambia, Yemen and Zambia.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are medium to dark greyish-brown with blackish antemedial and postmedial lines and two dark spots in the median area. The hindwings are similar but slightly paler.

The larvae feed on the leaves of grasses. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 25 mm. They have a greyish-green or yellowish-green body and a brown head.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Bug Guide
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