Ostrinia palustralis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It has a trans-Palearctic distribution. In Europe, it is found from Sweden south to Italy and east through eastern Europe to Russia. However, it is absent from the western part of the Balkan Peninsula.[1]

Ostrinia palustralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ostrinia
Species:
O. palustralis
Binomial name
Ostrinia palustralis
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis palustralis Hubner, 1796
  • Ostrinia palustralis baikalensis Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
  • Pyrausta palustralis eversmanni Caradja, 1916
  • Ebulea palustralis memnialis Walker, 1859
  • Pyrausta palustralis infascialis Caradja, 1925
  • Phalaena Noctua carneola Esper, 1805
  • Ostrinia palustralis raddealis Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
  • Pyrausta palustralis var. amurensis Caradja, 1916

The wingspan is 29–42 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Rumex species, including Rumex hydrolapathum and Rumex aquaticus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ostrinia palustralis (Hübner, 1796)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Ostrinia palustralis (Hübner, 1796)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 18, 2018.