Herpetogramma fluctuosalis

Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species: H. fluctuosalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
(Lederer, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Botys fluctuosalis Lederer, 1863
  • Pachyzancla ipomoealis Capps, 1964

Herpetogramma fluctuosalis, the greater sweet potato webworm moth, is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maryland to Florida, west to Texas.[1] It is also found on the West Indies and in Mexico.

The wingspan is 22-25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July and in October and December in Florida.

The larvae feed on Boehmeria cylindrica and Ipomoea batatas.[2]

References

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