Biology:Trichophysetis cretacea

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Short description: Species of moth

Trichophysetis cretacea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Trichophysetis
Species:
T. cretacea
Binomial name
Trichophysetis cretacea
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Hydrocampa cretacea Butler, 1879
  • Hendecasis cretacea
  • Neohendecasis cretacea

Trichophysetis cretacea, the jasmine bud borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.[1] It is found in Japan ,[2] Russia and China .

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[3]

The bore the flower buds of Jasminum sambac.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved January 4, 2018. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Hendecasis cretacea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=23429.  Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. Peng, CL; Gu, P; Li, J; Chen, QY; Feng, CH; Luo, HH; Du, YJ (2012). "Identification and field bioassay of the sex pheromone of Trichophysetis cretacea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Journal of Economic Entomology 105 (5): 1566–72. doi:10.1603/ec12005. PMID 23156151. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18114834 entry