Herpetogramma abdominalis

Herpetogramma abdominalis
Specimen from Rock Harbor, Isle Royale National Park, MI
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Herpetogramma
Species:	H. abdominalis
Binomial name
Herpetogramma abdominalis (Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
Botys abdominalis Zeller, 1872 Botis fissalis Grote, 1881

Herpetogramma abdominalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zeller in 1872.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Quebec, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.^[2]

The wingspan is 22–35 mm. Adults usually have light orangish brown costa and a white ground colour. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Laportea canadensis.^[3]

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