Herpetogramma stultalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Herpetogramma |
| Species: | H. stultalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpetogramma stultalis (Walker, 1859)
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Herpetogramma stultalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, China,[1] Japan,[2] Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Australia,[3] where it has been recorded from Queensland.[4] In Africa, it has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur, North Kivu) and Réunion.
The wings are white with a vague grey pattern.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthaceae and Lamiaceae species, including Coleus species and Hyptis brevipes.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Herpetogramma stultalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
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