Herpetogramma moderatalis

Herpetogramma moderatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Crambidae
Genus:Herpetogramma
Species: H. moderatalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma moderatalis
(Christoph, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Botys moderatalis Christoph, 1881

Herpetogramma moderatalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Yamanaka in 2003. It is found in Japan,[1] Korea,[2] the Russian Far East (Amur,[3] Ussuri) and China.

The wingspan is 31–35 mm.[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Petasites japonica, living in a rolled leaf of their host plant.[5]

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