Herpetogramma moderatalis explained

Herpetogramma moderatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1881.[1] It is found in Japan,[2] Korea,[3] the Russian Far East (Amur,[4] Ussuri) and China.

The wingspan is 31–35 mm.[5]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Petasites japonica, living in a rolled leaf of their host plant.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . January 6, 2019 . Herpetogramma moderatalis (Christoph, 1881) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 7, 2019.
  2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyraustinae/Herpetogramma_moderatale.html An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
  3. http://www.nature.go.kr/newkfsweb/kfi/kfs/engkbi/insct/smpl/selectInsctSmplDtlList3.do?mn=KFS_33_02_03_04&orgId=engkbi Korea Biodiversity Information System
  4. Web site: Pyraliodea collection of Siberian Zoological Museum . 2015-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210101531/http://szmn.sbras.ru/Lepidop/Pyraloid.htm . 2015-02-10 . dead .
  5. http://img.kisti.re.kr/originalView/originalView.jsp Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) from Mt. Changbai-shan in China
  6. http://eurekamag.com/research/021/949/021949197.php Sugi, S., 1989: The larva of Herpetogramma moderatalis Christoph Pyralidae living in a rolled leaf of Petasites japonica. Japan Heterocerists' Journal, 59-60 No. 154

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