Herpetogramma moderatalis

Herpetogramma moderatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species: H. moderatalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma moderatalis
(Christoph, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Botys moderatalis Christoph, 1881

Herpetogramma moderatalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Yamanaka in 2003. It is found in Japan,[1] Korea,[2] the Russian Far East (Amur,[3] Ussuri) and China.

The wingspan is 31–35 mm.[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Petasites japonica, living in a rolled leaf of their host plant.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Japanese Moths
  2. ↑ Korea Biodiversity Information System
  3. ↑ Pyraliodea collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  4. ↑ Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) from Mt. Changbai-shan in China
  5. ↑ Sugi, S., 1989: The larva of Herpetogramma moderatalis Christoph Pyralidae living in a rolled leaf of Petasites japonica. Japan Heterocerists' Journal, 59-60 No. 154


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