Rehimena surusalis

Rehimena surusalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is known from Australia (including New South Wales), China (including Hong Kong), the Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.

Rehimena surusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Rehimena
Species:
R. surusalis
Binomial name
Rehimena surusalis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botys surusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys subjunctalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys triferalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys semifascialis Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1880

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

The larvae bore in the buds of Hibiscus tiliaceus.

References
  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-10-18.


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