Herpetogramma cynaralis

Herpetogramma cynaralis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Japan,[2] Sri Lanka, Indonesia (the Sula Islands) and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Herpetogramma cynaralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species:
H. cynaralis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma cynaralis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botys cynaralis Walker, 1859
  • Botys quadriguttalis Walker, 1866
  • Hapalia marginalis Moore, 1886
  • Botys epitrota Meyrick, 1887

The larvae feed on Stephania japonica var. discolor. They roll the leaves of their host plant and secure them with silken filaments. Pupation takes place within this leaf roll.[3]

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. "Observations on the biology, habitat and larval host plant of Herpetogramma cynaralis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Queensland, Australia"
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