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(Redirected from Herpetogramma phaeopterale) Species of moth

Dusky herpetogramma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species: H. phaeopteralis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
List
  • Botys phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854
  • Acharana descripta Warren, 1892
  • Botys additalis Walker, 1862
  • Botys cellatalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys communalis Snellen, 1875
  • Botys inhonestalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys neloalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys otreusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys plebejalis Lederer, 1863
  • Botys triarialis Walker, 1859
  • Botys tridentalis Snellen, 1872
  • Botys vecordalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys vestalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys intricatalis Möschler, 1890
  • Herpetogramma phacopteralis
  • Herpetogramma phoeopteralis

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, commonly known as the dark sod webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

Description

The adult's wingspan is about 18 mm.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the United States (from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas), Central America and South America, on the Andamans, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Saint Helena, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, the Gambia, Yemen and Zambia.

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on the leaves of grasses. mmm

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. McLeod, Robin (April 23, 2016). "Species Herpetogramma phaeopteralis - Dusky Herpetogramma - Hodges#5274". BugGuide. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Guenée, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis


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