Hydriris ornatalis

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Hydriris ornatalis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hydriris
Species:
H. ornatalis
Binomial name
Hydriris ornatalis
(Duponchel, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Asopia ornatalisDuponchel, 1832
  • Antiercta ornatlis
  • Nymphula saturnalisTreitschke, 1835
  • Pyralis deciusalisWalker, 1859
  • Botys invenustalisWalker, 1866
  • Cataclysta fraternaButler, 1875
  • Stenia pulchellalisMabille, 1880
  • Ercta orientalisYamanaka, 1972
  • Nymphula bifascialisHeeger, 1838

Hydriris ornatalis, the ornate hydriris, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It has a wide distribution and is known from southern Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and North America, where it is restricted to Florida.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

The larvae feed on Convolvulaceae species, including Ipomoea aquatica .