Charitoprepes apicipicta
Species of moth
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Charitoprepes apicipicta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1963 in the genus Heterocnephes, and was later moved to its current genus.[2] The species is found in Japan (Honshu), China and Korea.[3][4]
| Charitoprepes apicipicta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Charitoprepes |
| Species: | C. apicipicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Charitoprepes apicipicta | |
The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are flying from May to June and again from August to September in two generations in Japan.[4]