Herpetogramma licarsisalis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Herpetogramma licarsisalis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)

MOTH INFO

Herpetogramma licarsisalis is a moth of the family Crambidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)

Botys licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)

Herpetogramma aegrotalis sensu auct. europ., nec (Zeller, 1852)

Botys pharaxalis (Walker, 1859)

Botys immundalis (Walker, 1866)

Entephria fumidalis (Walker, 1866)

Botys serotinalis (De Joannis, 1888)

Common name

Grass Webworm

Classification

Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Crambidae > Subfamily:  Spilomelinnae > Tribus: Herpetogrammatini > Genus: Herpetogramma

Wingspan

18-22 mm

Appearance

Adults are uniformly fawn to light brown colored.

Habitat

Pest of turf and pastures.

Food plant

The larva is oligophagous on Poaceae (Gramineae).

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

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