Hodebertia testalis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Hodebertia testalis
MOTH INFO
Hodebertia testalis is a moth of the family Crambidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Hodebertia testalis
Phalaena testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
Palpita testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
Pyrausta testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
Botys perpendicualis (Duponchel, 1833)
Botys incoloralis (Guenée, 1854)
Margaronia putrescens (Meyrick, 1934)
Common name
Botys incolore
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Spilomelinae > Tribus: Margaroniini > Genus: Hodebertia
Wingspan
27 mm
Appearance
It resembles Palpita vitrealis, but has a more buffish ground color and exhibits two ragged brown arcs across each wing.
Habitat
Wetlands, river banks.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Apocynaceae (Asclepias, Cynanchum acutum) and feeds on young leaves.
Flight period
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