Herpetogramma

Herpetogramma
Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Herpetogrammatini
Genus: Herpetogramma
Lederer, 1863
Synonyms
  • Acharana Moore, 1885
  • Coremataria Amsel, 1956
  • Culcitaria Amsel, 1957
  • Macrobotys Munroe, 1950
  • Pachyzancla Meyrick, 1884
  • Pantoeocome Warren, 1896
  • Piloptila Swinhoe, 1894
  • Ptiloptila Hampson, 1899
  • Stenomelas Hampson, 1912
  • Stenomeles Warren, 1892

Herpetogramma is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It currently comprises 106 species that are found in North America, Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America. Of the few species where host plants are known, the larvae mostly feed on grasses.

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