Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Spilomelinae > Margaroniini > Omphisa
Omphisa anastomosalis Guenée, 1854 – Sweet Potato Stem Borer
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Omphisa anastomosalis – Sweet Potato Stem Borer
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Omphisa anastomosalis Guenée, 1854 –Sweet Potato Stem Borer - Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Similiar species:
Omphisa repetitalis Snellen, 1890
Differs from O. anastomosalis by having fuscous marks on cilia of both wings at 3 and 4, HW cilia black from apex to v.4 and HW with apical black patch from apex to v.4.
Differs from O. anastomosalis by having fuscous marks on cilia of both wings at 3 and 4, HW cilia black from apex to v.4 and HW with apical black patch from apex to v.4.
References:
- Hampson, G. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs # 5096, Pg. 382. Fig 207.
- Irungbam, J. S., M. S. Chib & K. Wangdi (2016). Taxonomic review of the superfamily Pyraloidea in Bhutan (Lepidoptera). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 9 (2016) 355-382. Fig. 10 C.
- Kendrick, R. 2002. Moths (insecta : Lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. Plate 15/32.
Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Spilomelinae > Margaroniini > Omphisa
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Omphisa anastomosalis Guenée, 1854 – Sweet Potato Stem Borer. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356395/Omphisa-anastomosalis
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