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Herpetogramma basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species: H. basalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma basalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
List
  • Botys basalis Walker, 1866
  • Psara basalis
  • Botys inanitalis Lederer, 1863
  • Pyrausta dorsipunctalis Rebel, 1892
  • Herpetogramma dorsipunctalis (Rebel, 1892)
  • Pyrausta dorcalis Alphéraky, 1889

Herpetogramma basalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and in Japan, China, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, La Réunion, South Africa, and Mali.

Description

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are yellowish with fine black speckles on the wings.

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on Amaranthus species, Lantana camara, beetroot, cucurbits and radish.

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
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  3. Japanese Moths
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  5. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  6. Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
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  8. Integrated pest management in vegetable production
Taxon identifiers
Herpetogramma basalis


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