Mampava rhodoneura
Mampava rhodoneura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Mampava[1] |
Species: | M. rhodoneura |
Binomial name | |
Mampava rhodoneura (Turner, 1905) | |
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Mampava rhodoneura, the buffel grass seed caterpillar, is a species of snout moth in the genus Mampava. It was described by Turner in 1905, and is known from Queensland in Australia.[2]
The larvae feed on the seeds of Cenchrus pennisetiformis. They web together the heads of their host plant.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Buffel grass: both friend and foe - An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of buffel grass use, and recommendations for future research
- ↑ tropicalforages.info
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