Cnaphalocrocis exigua

Cnaphalocrocis exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cnaphalocrocis
Species: C. exigua
Binomial name
Cnaphalocrocis exigua
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Samea exigua Butler, 1879
  • Marasmia exigua

Cnaphalocrocis exigua is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan,[1] China[2] and on Fiji.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Imperata cylindrica, Leersia hexandra, Leptochloa chinensis, Oryza sativa, Panicum repens, Paspalum species (including Paspalum conjugatum, Paspalum distichum), Sorghum bicolor, Sporobolus, Urochloa mutica and Zea mays. They fold the leaves of their host plant, feeding inside.[3]

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