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Hodebertia

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Hodebertia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Margaroniini
Genus: Hodebertia
Leraut, 2003[1]
Species:
H. testalis
Binomial name
Hodebertia testalis
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena testalis Fabricius, 1794
  • Pyrausta testalis
  • Palpita testalis
  • Botys melonalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys perpendiculalis Duponchel, 1833
  • Pleuroptya perpendicularis P. Leraut, 1980
  • Botys ruficostalis Lederer, 1855
  • Spilodes nitetisalis Walker, 1859
Hodebertia testalis

Hodebertia is a genus of micro-moth of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Hodebertia testalis, and is found in the tropics, but ranges north to parts of Europe on occasion.

Description

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Adults are white, with two ragged brown arcs across each wing.[2] The larvae feed on Hibiscus, Gomphocarpus and Asclepias species (including Asclepias curassavica).[3]

Distribution

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Hodebertia testalis is an African tropical species which has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Réunion, Saint Helena, Somalia, South Africa and Zambia.[3] It is occasionally found in Europe and has been reported from Croatia, England (St Mary's, Isles of Scilly), France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.[4][5] Elsewhere it has been found in Australia (Queensland), India, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan and Yemen.

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. ^ " Pyrausta testalis (Fabricius, 1794) (also known as Hodebertia testalis)". Coffs Harbour Butterfly House. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)". Afromoths.net. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ^ Kimber, Ian. "1408a Hodebertia testalis". UKmoths. Retrieved 25 October 2023.