Ostrinia ovalipennis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Pyraloidea

Familia: Crambidae
Subfamilia: Pyraustinae
Tribus: Pyraustini
Genus: Ostrinia
Species: Ostrinia ovalipennis
Name

Ostrinia ovalipennis Ohno, 2003

Type locality: Japan, Honshu, Nagano Prefecture, Ishinoyu, Shigakogen, Yamanouchi Town, 36º42'N, 138º29'E, 1600 m.

Holotype: SEHU. male. 19-20.IX.2000.
References
Primary references

Ohno, S. 2003. A new knotweed-boring species of the genus Ostrinia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Japan. Entomological Science 6(2), 77-83. DOI: 10.1046/j.1343-8786.2003.00007.x. Reference page.

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]

Adults have been recorded on wing in July, probably in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Reynoutria sachalinensis.[3]
References

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"