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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The Buffel Grass Seed Caterpillar (Mampava rhodoneura) is a species of snout moths 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