Herpetogramma stultalis

Herpetogramma stultalis is a 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.

Herpetogramma stultalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species:
H. stultalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma stultalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys stultalis Walker, 1859
  • Psara stultalis
  • Botys basistrigalis Walker, [1866]
  • Botys retractalis Walker, [1866]

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
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. BOLD Systems
  4. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  5. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Herpetogramma stultalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 27, 2018.



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