Sacada approximans is a species of snout moth first described by John Henry Leech in 1889. It is found in Korea, Japan, China, Myanmar and India.[1]

Sacada approximans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Sacada
Species:
S. approximans
Binomial name
Sacada approximans
(Leech, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Datanoides approximans Leech, 1889
  • Sybrida approximans

The wingspan is 25–35 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Quercus acuta and Castanea crenata.

References

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  1. ^ "A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea".
  2. ^ "クシヒゲシマメイガ Sybrida approximans (Leech, [1889])". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2020.