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Herpetogramma cynaralis

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Herpetogramma cynaralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species:
H. cynaralis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma cynaralis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botys cynaralis Walker, 1859
  • Botys quadriguttalis Walker, 1866
  • Hapalia marginalis Moore, 1886
  • Botys epitrota Meyrick, 1887

Herpetogramma cynaralis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Japan,[2] Sri Lanka, Indonesia (the Sula Islands) and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed on Stephania japonica var. discolor.[3]

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