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Herpetogramma dorsipunctalis
Herpetogramma basalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and in Japan, China, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, La Réunion, South Africa, and Mali.
From the article Herpetogramma basalis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are yellowish with fine black speckles on the wings.
What it does
The larvae feed on Amaranthus species, Lantana camara, beetroot, cucurbits and radish.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour and ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1322331.