Herpetogramma platycapna
Herpetogramma platycapna is a moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Malaysia,[1] Indonesia (Sulawesi),[2] New Guinea, the Keeling Islands and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Herpetogramma |
| Species: | H. platycapna |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpetogramma platycapna (Meyrick, 1897) | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are yellow with broad dark brown wing margins.[3]
The gregarious larvae are recorded to feed on the fern Angiopteris evecta (Marattiaceae).[1]
References
- Ghazali, S. Z.; Md-Zain, B. M.; Maideen, H.; Maimon, A. & Yaakop, S. (2014). "A first record of gregarious moth pest, Herpetogramma platycapna (Meyrick) of fern species, Angiopteris evecta (G. Forst.) Hoffm from Malaysia". Malaysian Society of Applied Biology. 43 (2): 105–109.
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 September 2015). "Herpetogramma platycapna (Meyrick, 1897)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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