Calamotropha delatalis

Calamotropha delatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Calamotropha
Species: C. delatalis
Binomial name
Calamotropha delatalis
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Crambus delatalis Walker, 1863

Calamotropha delatalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

The forewings are brown with longitudinal stripes. The hindwings are off-white.

The larvae probably bore into the stems of grass species.[2]

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