Hymenoptychis sordida explained

Hymenoptychis sordida, the pneumatophore moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It is known from Australia, southern and South-East Asia, several Pacific islands, Seychelles, South Africa, Madagascar and the United Arab Emirates.[1]

The larvae of this species are brown and live in mangroves where they feed on vegetarian detritus. The wingspan is about 25 mm.[2]

Known food plants are Acanthaceae (Avicennia marina and Avicennia sp.).[3]

References

  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852 . Afromoths . 29 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 31 January 2013 . Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852 Pneumatophore Moth . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 29 May 2018.
  3. Asselbergs, 2008. "Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea". In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. 1 (2007):469–561

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