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Herpetogramma okamotoi

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Herpetogramma okamotoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Herpetogramma
Species:
H. okamotoi
Binomial name
Herpetogramma okamotoi
Yamanaka, 1976

Herpetogramma okamotoi is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 1976. It is found on the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku.[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves Pteris multifida and Microlepia strigosa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
  2. ^ Tachikawa, T. (1987). "Occurrence of Herpetogramma okamotoi Yamanaka in Shikoku (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society. 183-4: 303-304.