Hymenoptychis sordida
Hymenoptychis sordida | |
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Clump Point, Mission Beach, QLD, 21/22 November 2014 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Hymenoptychis |
Species: | H. sordida |
Binomial name | |
Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852 | |
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Hymenoptychis sordida is a moth of the Crambidae family. 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 approx. 25mm.[2]
Known foodplants are Acanthaceae (Avicennia marina and Avicennia sp.)[3]
References
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au
- ↑ 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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