Sacada approximans is a species of snout moth first described by John Henry Leech in 1889. It is found in Korea, Japan, China, Myanmar and India.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Sacada |
Species: | S. approximans
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Binomial name | |
Sacada approximans (Leech, 1889)
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The wingspan is 25–35 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Quercus acuta and Castanea crenata.
References
edit- ^ "A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea".
- ^ "クシヒゲシマメイガ Sybrida approximans (Leech, [1889])". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2020.