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Trichophysetis cretacea

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Species of moth

Trichophysetis cretacea
Trichophysetis cretacea seen in Auckland, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Trichophysetis
Species: T. cretacea
Binomial name
Trichophysetis cretacea
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Hydrocampa cretacea Butler, 1879
  • Hendecasis cretacea
  • Neohendecasis cretacea

Trichophysetis cretacea, the jasmine bud borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan, Russia and China.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.

The bore the flower buds of Jasminum sambac.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hendecasis cretacea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. Peng, CL; Gu, P; Li, J; Chen, QY; Feng, CH; Luo, HH; Du, YJ (2012). "Identification and field bioassay of the sex pheromone of Trichophysetis cretacea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Journal of Economic Entomology. 105 (5): 1566–72. doi:10.1603/ec12005. PMID 23156151.
Taxon identifiers
Trichophysetis cretacea


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