Biology:Herpetogramma moderatalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Herpetogramma moderatalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1881.[1] It is found in Japan,[2] Korea,[3] the Russian Far East (Amur,[4] Ussuri) and China.

The wingspan is 31–35 mm.[5]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Petasites japonica, living in a rolled leaf of their host plant.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13227633 entry