Biology:Ostrinia marginalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Ostrinia marginalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ostrinia
Species:
O. marginalis
Binomial name
Ostrinia marginalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Scopula marginalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys stenopteralis Grote, 1878

Ostrinia marginalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Maine west to Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.[2] The habitat consists of bogs and marshes.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings and hindwings are dark brown with a white postmedial line.

The larvae feed on Rumex and Polygonum species.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. "Species Details: Ostrinia marginalis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2008. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6366. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13972061 entry