Mampava rhodoneura

Mampava rhodoneura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Mampava[1]
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.[2]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Cenchrus pennisetiformis. They web together the heads of their host plant.[3]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
Buffel grass: both friend and foe - An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of buffel grass use, and recommendations for future research
"tropicalforages.info". Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] Buffel grass: both friend and foe - An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of buffel grass use, and recommendations for future research

[3] "tropicalforages.info". Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2012-04-10.