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 family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.[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. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hendecasis cretacea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Japanese Moths
  4. ↑ Peng, CL; Gu, P; Li, J; Chen, QY; Feng, CH; Luo, HH; Du, YJ. "Identification and field bioassay of the sex pheromone of Trichophysetis cretacea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Journal of Economic Entomology. 105: 1566–72. doi:10.1603/ec12005. PMID 23156151.


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