Ostrinia palustralis

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]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Ostrinia palustralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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

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The wingspan is 29–42 mm.^[2]

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