Trichophysetis cretacea

Trichophysetis cretacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Trichophysetis
Species: T. cretacea
Binomial name
Trichophysetis cretacea
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Hydrocampa cretacea Butler, 1879
  • Hendecasis cretacea
  • Neohendecasis cretacea

Trichophysetis cretacea, the Jasmine bud borer, is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Japan,[2] Russia and China.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[3]

The bore the flower buds of Jasminum sambac.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ LepIndex
  3. ↑ Japanese Moths
  4. ↑ Identification and field bioassay of the sex pheromone of Trichophysetis cretacea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)


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