Ostrinia marginalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Ostrinia |
Species: | O. marginalis
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Binomial name | |
Ostrinia marginalis (
Walker, 1866)
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Ostrinia marginalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Maine west to Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Yukon. [2] The habitat consists of bogs and marshes.
The wingspan is 15–17 mm.
The larvae feed on Rumex and Polygonum species. [3]