Summary ²

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, the Dusky Herpetogramma or Tropical Sod Webworm, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found in the United States (from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas), Central America and South America, on the Andamans, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Saint Helena, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Gambia, Yemen and Zambia.

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1. (c) Chuck Sexton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chuck Sexton
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpetogramma_phaeopteralis

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