Biology:Herpetogramma phaeopteralis

Short description: Species of moth

Dusky herpetogramma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Herpetogramma
Species:	H. phaeopteralis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
List Botys phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854 Acharana descripta Warren, 1892 Botys additalis Walker, 1862 Botys cellatalis Walker, 1866 Botys communalis Snellen, 1875 Botys inhonestalis Walker, 1866 Botys neloalis Walker, 1859 Botys otreusalis Walker, 1859 Botys plebejalis Lederer, 1863 Botys triarialis Walker, 1859 Botys tridentalis Snellen, 1872 Botys vecordalis Guenée, 1854 Botys vestalis Walker, 1859 Botys intricatalis Möschler, 1890 Herpetogramma phacopteralis Herpetogramma phoeopteralis

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, commonly known as the dark sod webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

Description

The adult's wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are medium to dark greyish brown with blackish antemedial and postmedial lines and two dark spots in the median area. The hindwings are similar but slightly paler.

Full-grown larvae reach a length of 25 mm. They have a greyish-green or yellowish-green body and a brown head.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the United States (from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas ), Central America and South America, on the Andamans, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Saint Helena, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, the Gambia, Yemen and Zambia.

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on the leaves of grasses.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13227645 entry