Mampava rhodoneura

Mampava rhodoneura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Mampava[1]
Species:
M. rhodoneura
Binomial name
Mampava rhodoneura
(Turner, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Anerastria rhodoneura Turner, 1905

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

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Buffel grass: both friend and foe - An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of buffel grass use, and recommendations for future research
  3. ^ "tropicalforages.info". Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2012-04-10.


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