Hydriris ornatalis

Hydriris ornatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hydriris
Species:	H. ornatalis
Binomial name
Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
Synonyms
Asopia ornatalis Duponchel, 1832 Antiercta ornatlis Nymphula saturnalis Treitschke, 1835 Pyralis deciusalis Walker, 1859 Botys invenustalis Walker, 1866 Cataclysta fraterna Butler, 1875 Stenia pulchellalis Mabille, 1880 Ercta orientalis Yamanaka, 1972 Nymphula bifascialis Heeger, 1838

The Ornate Hydriris (Hydriris ornatalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide distribution and is known from southern Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and North America, where it is restricted to Florida.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

The larvae feed on Convolvulaceae species, including Ipomoea aquatica.

External links

• Bug Guide
• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• lepidoptera.pl
• Fauna Europaea

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