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Herpetogramma aquilonalis

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Herpetogramma aquilonalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species:
H. aquilonalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma aquilonalis
Handfield and Handfield. 2021

Herpetogramma aquilonalis is a species of pearl moth in the family Crambidae.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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Herpetogramma aquilonalis can found throughout Canada as well as the Appalachian Mountains in the United States.[2] Its habitat is boreal forest.[2]

Ecology

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Larvae are leaf rollers of numerous plants. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Herpetogramma aquilonalis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ^ a b c Handfield, Louis; Handfield, Daniel (29 January 2021). "A revision of the Canadian species of the Genus Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae: Herpetogrammatini), with descriptions of three new species" (PDF). doi:10.20363/BZB-2021.70.1.173. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)