Charitoprepes lubricosa

Charitoprepes lubricosa is a moth in the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by William Warren in 1896 as the type species of the genus Charitoprepes.[2] The species is known from its type locality in the Indian Khasi Hills as well as from Japan and Korea.[2][3]

Charitoprepes lubricosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Charitoprepes
Species:
C. lubricosa
Binomial name
Charitoprepes lubricosa
Warren, 1896[1]

The wingspan is 32 mm. The forewings are of a brown ground colour and exhibit an elongate dark brown spot in the apex, and feature two dark brown stigmata below the lighter brown costa. The hindwings are of a lighter brown ground colour than the forewings, and they exhibit a darker brown discal spot. In Japan, adults can be found flying in the months of May to September. The food plants of the caterpillars are still unknown.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2023). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. Warren, William (1896). "New genera and species of Pyralidae, Thyrididae, and Epiplemidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany and Geology. (ser.6) 17: 94–106, 131–150, 202–216.
  3. Kim, Minyoung; Park, Young-Mi; Hyun, Ik-Hwa; Kang, Byoung-Hyo; Oh, Si-Heon; Jwa, Jae-Kwang; Hyun, Young-Kwon; Lee, Heung-Sik (2014). "A newly known genus Charitoprepes Warren (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) in Korea, with report of C. lubricosa Warren". Korean Journal of Applied Entomology. 53 (3): 301–303. doi:10.5656/KSAE.2014.05.0.008. S2CID 84873602.


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