Herpetogramma stultalis explained

Herpetogramma stultalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, China,^[1] Japan,^[2] Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Australia,^[3] where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[4] In Africa, it has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur, North Kivu) and Réunion.

The wings are white with a vague grey pattern.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthaceae and Lamiaceae species, including Coleus species and Hyptis brevipes.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyraustinae/Herpetogramma_stultale.html Japanese Moths
3. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=50546 BOLD Systems
4. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/stultalis.html Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
5. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Herpetogramma stultalis (Walker, 1859) . Afromoths . January 27, 2018.