Herpetogramma cynaralis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Japan,[2] Sri Lanka, Indonesia (the Sula Islands) and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Herpetogramma cynaralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Herpetogramma
Species:	H. cynaralis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma cynaralis (Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Botys cynaralis Walker, 1859 Botys quadriguttalis Walker, 1866 Hapalia marginalis Moore, 1886 Botys epitrota Meyrick, 1887

The larvae feed on Stephania japonica var. discolor. They roll the leaves of their host plant and secure them with silken filaments. Pupation takes place within this leaf roll.[3]

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