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Dusky Herpetogramma

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The dusky herpetogramma (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the dusky herpetogramma

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dusky herpetogramma live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the dusky herpetogramma as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ecuador

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the dusky herpetogramma endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dusky herpetogramma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusHerpetogramma
  7. SpeciesHerpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854

Synonyms Acharana descripta, Botys abstrusalis, Botys additalis, Botys inhonestalis, Botys neloalis, Botys otreusalis, Botys plebejalis, Botys triarialis, Botys vestalis, Herpetogramma abstrusalis, Herpetogramma additalis, Herpetogramma cellatalis, Herpetogramma descripta, Herpetogramma inhonestalis, Herpetogramma neloalis, Herpetogramma otreusalis, Herpetogramma plebejalis, Herpetogramma triarialis, Herpetogramma vestalis, Pachyzancla phaeopteralis, Pachyzancla phoeopteralis, Psara phaeopteralis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Dusky Herpetogramma mothEnglish
  • Tropical sod webwormEnglish
  • Φαιόπτερο ΕρπετόγραμμαGreek
  • Palomilla oscura del pastoSpanish
  • ケナシクロオビクロノメイガJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dusky herpetogramma

Other species in the same genus Herpetogramma.

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

CrambidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the dusky herpetogramma an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the dusky herpetogramma as introduced in 1 country: Ecuador, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the dusky herpetogramma?

The dusky herpetogramma (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dusky Herpetogramma (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-herpetogramma

MLA

“Dusky Herpetogramma (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-herpetogramma.

BibTeX
@misc{dusky_herpetogramma_2026,
  title = {Dusky Herpetogramma (Herpetogramma phaeopteralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-herpetogramma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}