Ostrinia ovalipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Suguru Ohno in 2003. It is found in Japan,[1] where it has been recorded from Honshu and Hokkaido.[2]

Ostrinia ovalipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ostrinia
Species:
O. ovalipennis
Binomial name
Ostrinia ovalipennis
Ohno, 2003

Adults have been recorded on wing in July, probably in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Reynoutria sachalinensis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "New records of Ostrinia ovalipennis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Hokkaido, and morphometric analyses for species identification and geographic variation"
  3. ^ "A new knotweed‐boring species of the genus Ostrinia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Japan"