Herpetogramma bipunctalis

Herpetogramma bipunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma[1]
Species: H. bipunctalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma bipunctalis
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena bipunctalis Fabricius, 1794
  • Botys detritalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys lycialis Walker, 1859
  • Botys philealis Walker, 1859
  • Botys repetitalis Grote, 1882
  • Botys terricolalis Möschler, 1882
  • Herpetogramma simplex Warren, 1892

Herpetogramma bipunctalis, the southern beet webworm moth or two-spotted herpetogramma, is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found from New England to Florida, west to Texas and north to Illinois. In the south, the range extends through Central America and the Caribbean to South America.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are light yellowish-brown with two black discal spots. The hindwings are similar in colour, but have only one discal spot and an irregular median line.[2]

The larvae feed on various aquatic plants, including Alternanthera philoxeroides.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  2. ↑ Bug Guide


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