Ostrinia ovalipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Suguru Ohno in 2003. It is found in Japan,[1] where it has been recorded from Honshu and Hokkaido.[2]
| Ostrinia ovalipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ostrinia |
| Species: | O. ovalipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ostrinia ovalipennis Ohno, 2003
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Adults have been recorded on wing in July, probably in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Reynoutria sachalinensis.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ "New records of Ostrinia ovalipennis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Hokkaido, and morphometric analyses for species identification and geographic variation"
- ^ "A new knotweed‐boring species of the genus Ostrinia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Japan"
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