Hodebertia
Hodebertia is a genus of micro-moth of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Hodebertia testalis, and is found in the tropics, but ranges north to parts of Europe on occasion.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Tribe: | Margaroniini |
Genus: | Hodebertia Leraut, 2003[1] |
Species: | H. testalis |
Binomial name | |
Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) | |
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Description
Adults are white, with two ragged brown arcs across each wing.[2] The larvae feed on Hibiscus, Gomphocarpus and Asclepias species (including Asclepias curassavica).[3]
Distribution
Hodebertia testalis is an African tropical species which has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, RĂ©union, Saint Helena, Somalia, South Africa and Zambia.[4] It is occasionally found in Europe and has been reported from Croatia, England (St Mary's, Isles of Scilly), France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.[5][6] Elsewhere it has been found in Australia (Queensland), India, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan and Yemen.
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- Australian Insects
- Afro Moths
- "Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)". Afro Moths. Belgium Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- Fauna Europaea
- Kimber, Ian. "1408a Hodebertia testalis". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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