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