Sinomphisa plagialis

Sinomphisa plagialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Sinomphisa
Species: S. plagialis
Binomial name
Sinomphisa plagialis
(Wileman, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Pionea plagialis Wileman, 1911
  • Omphisa albalis Caradja, 1925

Sinomphisa plagialis, the Manchurian catalpa shoot borer, is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Japan, China[2] and Korea.[3]

The wingspan is 23-26 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Catalpa bungei and Catalpa ovata. They bore into young shoots of their host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ BOLD Systems
  3. ↑ Korea Red List
  4. ↑ Japanese Moths
  5. ↑ Bionomics of the Manchurian catalpa shoot borer, Sinomphisa plagialis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Shandong, China
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