Sacada approximans

Sacada approximans is a species of snout moth first described by John Henry Leech in 1889. It is found in Korea, Japan, China, Myanmar and India.[1]

Sacada approximans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Sacada
Species:
S. approximans
Binomial name
Sacada approximans
(Leech, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Datanoides approximans Leech, 1889
  • Sybrida approximans

The wingspan is 25–35 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Quercus acuta and Castanea crenata.

References
  1. "A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea".
  2. "クシヒゲシマメイガ Sybrida approximans (Leech, [1889])". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2020.


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