Charitoprepes apicipicta explained

Charitoprepes apicipicta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1963 in the genus Heterocnephes, and was later moved to its current genus.[1] The species is found in Japan (Honshu), China and Korea.[2] [3]

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are flying from May to June and again from August to September in two generations in Japan.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Mally . Richard . Hayden . James E. . Neinhuis . Christoph . Jordal . Bjarte H. . Nuss . Matthias . 2019 . The phylogenetic systematics of Spilomelinae and Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) inferred from DNA and morphology . Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny . 77 . 1 . 141–204 . 10.26049/ASP77-1-2019-07 . 1863-7221 .
  2. Inoue . Hiroshi . 1963 . Descriptions and records of some Pyralidae from Japan (VI) (Lepidoptera) . Kontyû. Entomological Society of Japan . 31 . 107–112.
  3. Choi . Sei-Woong . 2010 . First report of Heterocnephes apicipicta (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Korea . Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology . 26 . 2 . 171–172 . 10.5635/KJSZ.2010.26.2.171 .

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