Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis

Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Cnaphalocrocis
Species: C. trapezalis
Binomial name
Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Salbia trapezalis Guenée, 1854
  • Bradina andresi Rebel, 1912
  • Cnaphalocrocis bifurcalis Snellen, 1880
  • Botys convectalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys creonalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys neoclesalis Walker, 1859
  • Dolichosticha perinephes Meyrick, 1886
  • Botys suspicalis Walker, 1859

Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It can be found from Africa to the Pacific region, including Australia as well as in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Peru.[1]

Nutrition

They feed on grasses Poaceae. Known host-plants include Zea mays, Sorghum sp., Panicum trichocladum and Oryza sp..

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (12.Apr.2014)
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