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Herpetogramma platycapna is a moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Malaysia,[1] Indonesia (Sulawesi),[2] New Guinea, the Keeling Islands and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

Herpetogramma platycapna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species:
H. platycapna
Binomial name
Herpetogramma platycapna
(Meyrick, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta platycapna Meyrick, 1897
  • Pachyzancla platycapna

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are yellow with broad dark brown wing margins.[3]

The gregarious larvae are recorded to feed on the fern Angiopteris evecta (Marattiaceae).[1]


References


  1. Ghazali, S. Z.; Md-Zain, B. M.; Maideen, H.; Maimon, A. & Yaakop, S. (2014). "A first record of gregarious moth pest, Herpetogramma platycapna (Meyrick) of fern species, Angiopteris evecta (G. Forst.) Hoffm from Malaysia". Malaysian Society of Applied Biology. 43 (2): 105–109.
  2. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 September 2015). "Herpetogramma platycapna (Meyrick, 1897)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 August 2020.


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