Ostrinia marginalis

Ostrinia marginalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Maine west to Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.[2] The habitat consists of boggs and marshes.

Ostrinia marginalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Ostrinia
Species:
O. marginalis
Binomial name
Ostrinia marginalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Scopula marginalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys stenopteralis Grote, 1878

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings and hindwings are dark brown with a white postmedial line.

The larvae feed on Rumex and Polygonum species.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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