Herpetogramma basalis explained

Herpetogramma basalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It is found on the Canary Islands^[2] and in Japan,^[3] China, Australia,^[4] Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, La Réunion, South Africa,^[5] and Mali.^[6]

Description

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.^[7] Adults are yellowish with fine black speckles on the wings.

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on Amaranthus species, Lantana camara, beetroot, cucurbits and radish.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2012-03-22.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221909/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442635 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyraustinae/Herpetogramma_basale.html Japanese Moths
4. http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxon=Herpetogramma%20basalis BOLD Systems
5. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866) . Afromoths . December 6, 2017.
6. Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
7. http://www.hudong.com/wiki/%E9%BB%91%E7%82%B9%E5%88%87%E5%8F%B6%E9%87%8E%E8%9E%9F hudong.com
8. https://books.google.com/books?id=gb3Tp0Wb-DsC&pg=PA53 Integrated pest management in vegetable production