Palpita nigropunctalis, the lilac pyralid, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern Asia, including China (Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi), Taiwan, Korea, Japan and the Russian Far East (Siberia, Kuriles, Sakhalin).[1]
The wingspan is 29–31 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from April to October. Adults are on wing from late March to early April, from mid May to early June and from early September to mid November in Japan. There are three generations per year.
The larvae feed on the flowers, fruits and leaves of Ligustrum species, including Ligustrum japonicum and Ligustrum lucidum. They have also been recorded on Fraxinus mandschurica. First-instar larvae occur three times per year in Japan (in late April to early May, mid to late September and early to mid October).[3]
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^Zhang, D.-D. & H.H. Li, 2005: A taxonomic study on Palpita Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae: Spilomelini). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica30 (1): 144-149. Abstract and full article: [1]
palpita, nigropunctalis, lilac, pyralid, moth, family, crambidae, found, eastern, asia, including, china, hebei, liaoning, jilin, heilongjiang, zhejiang, henan, hubei, sichuan, guizhou, yunnan, shaanxi, taiwan, korea, japan, russian, east, siberia, kuriles, sa. Palpita nigropunctalis the lilac pyralid is a moth of the family Crambidae It is found in eastern Asia including China Hebei Liaoning Jilin Heilongjiang Zhejiang Henan Hubei Sichuan Guizhou Yunnan Shaanxi Taiwan Korea Japan and the Russian Far East Siberia Kuriles Sakhalin 1 Palpita nigropunctalisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily CrambidaeGenus PalpitaSpecies P nigropunctalisBinomial namePalpita nigropunctalis Bremer 1864 SynonymsMargarodes nigropunctalis Bremer 1864 Margaronia neomera Butler 1878The wingspan is 29 31 mm 2 Adults are on wing from April to October Adults are on wing from late March to early April from mid May to early June and from early September to mid November in Japan There are three generations per year The larvae feed on the flowers fruits and leaves of Ligustrum species including Ligustrum japonicum and Ligustrum lucidum They have also been recorded on Fraxinus mandschurica First instar larvae occur three times per year in Japan in late April to early May mid to late September and early to mid October 3 References edit Zhang D D amp H H Li 2005 A taxonomic study on Palpita Hubner from China Lepidoptera Crambidae Pyraustinae Spilomelini Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 30 1 144 149 Abstract and full article 1 Japanese Moths Jpmoth org Retrieved 2011 10 18 Gotoh Tetsuo Hagino Yuko Doke Kentaro 2011 Life cycle of the lilac pyralid Palpita nigropunctalis Bremer Lepidoptera Crambidae on five oleaceous tree species Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology 14 2 195 200 doi 10 1016 j aspen 2010 12 007 This Palpita related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palpita nigropunctalis amp oldid 1135063560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
