Herpetogramma stultalis

Herpetogramma stultalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species: H. stultalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma stultalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys stultalis Walker, 1859
  • Psara stultalis
  • Botys basistrigalis Walker, [1866]
  • Botys retractalis Walker, [1866]

Herpetogramma stultalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, China,[1] Japan,[2] Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Australia,[3] where it has been recorded from Queensland.[4] In Africa, it has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur, North Kivu) and La Réunion.

The wings are white with a vague grey pattern.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthaceae and Lamiaceae species, including Coleus species and Hyptis brevipes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Japanese Moths
  3. ↑ BOLD Systems
  4. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  5. ↑ Afro Moths


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