Herpetogramma moderatalis
Appearance
Herpetogramma moderatalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Herpetogramma |
Species: | H. moderatalis
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Binomial name | |
Herpetogramma moderatalis (Christoph, 1881)
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Herpetogramma moderatalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. 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 larvae have been recorded feeding on Petasites japonica, living in a rolled leaf of their host plant.[5]
References
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ Korea Biodiversity Information System Archived 2015-01-15 at archive.today
- ^ Pyraliodea collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
- ^ Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) from Mt. Changbai-shan in China
- ^ 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