Ostrinia marginalis
| Ostrinia marginalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ostrinia |
| Species: | O. marginalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostrinia marginalis (Walker, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ostrinia marginalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Maine west to Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.[2] The habitat consists of boggs and marshes.
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The fore- and hindwings are dark brown with a white postmedial line.
The larvae feed on Rumex and Polygonum species.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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