Herpetogramma platycapna
Herpetogramma platycapna is a moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by 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.
| Herpetogramma platycapna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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., B.M. Md-Zain, H. Maideen, A. Maimon & S. Yaakop (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.
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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