Herpetogramma basalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on the Canary IslandsFauna Europaea and in Japan,Japanese Moths China, Australia,BOLD Systems Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, La Réunion, South Africa, and Mali.Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
Description The wingspan is 20–22 mm.hudong.com Adults are yellowish with fine black speckles on the wings.
Behaviour and ecology The larvae feed on Amaranthus species, Lantana camara, beetroot, cucurbits and radish.Integrated pest management in vegetable production
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