Mampava rhodoneura

Mampava rhodoneura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Mampava
Species:
M. rhodoneura
Binomial name
Mampava rhodoneura
(Turner, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Anerastria rhodoneura Turner, 1905

Mampava rhodoneura, the buffel grass seed caterpillar, is a species of snout moth in the genus Mampava. It was described by Turner in 1905, and is known from Queensland in Australia.[1]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Cenchrus pennisetiformis. They web together the heads of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ Buffel grass: both friend and foe - An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of buffel grass use, and recommendations for future research
  2. ^ "tropicalforages.info". Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2012-04-10.