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) | |
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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 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
- ↑ 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