Samea multiplicalis

Samea multiplicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Samea
Species: S. multiplicalis
Binomial name
Samea multiplicalis
(Guenée, 1854)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx multiplicalis Guenée, 1854
  • Samea discessalis Walker, 1866
  • Lepyrodes nicaeusalis Walker, 1859

The salvinia stem-borer moth (Samea multiplicalis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family found from the southeastern United States south to Argentina.[3] It is an introduced species in Australia, where it is found in Queensland and New South Wales.[4]

Larva
Damage

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are tan with darker markings on both the fore wings and hind wings.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Pistia stratiotes, Salvinia rotundifolia, Azolla caroliniana, and occasionally Eichhornia crassipes and Lemna species. They often feed inside a shelter formed of silk and hairs, although this is not always present. Young larvae are dirty-white to pale yellow. They become yellow-green when full-grown. Pupation takes place within a silk cocoon in the inflated leaf petioles.

References

  1. "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  4. "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2011-10-18.


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