Biology:Hymenoptychis sordida
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Clump Point, Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia | |
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| Species: | H. sordida
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| Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852
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Hymenoptychis sordida, the pneumatophore moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It is known from Australia , southern and South-East Asia, several Pacific islands, Seychelles, South Africa , Madagascar and the United Arab Emirates.[1]
The larvae of this species are brown and live in mangroves where they feed on vegetarian detritus. The wingspan is about 25 mm.[2]
Known food plants are Acanthaceae (Avicennia marina and Avicennia sp.).[3]
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/HYMESORD. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (31 January 2013). "Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852 Pneumatophore Moth". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/sordida.html. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Asselbergs, 2008. "Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea". In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. 1 (2007):469–561
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5956614 entry
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