Cnaphalocrocis patnalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John David Bradley in 1981.[1] It is found in south-east Asia,[2] where it has been recorded from Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Cnaphalocrocis |
Species: | C. patnalis
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Binomial name | |
Cnaphalocrocis patnalis (Bradley, 1981)
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The larvae feed on Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus difformis, Cyperus iria, Cyperus rotundus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Imperata cylindrica, Leersia hexandra, Leptochloa chinensis, Oryza sativa, Paspalum conjugatum, Paspalum distichum, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor, Sporobolus and Zea mays.[3]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Marasmia patnalis sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Rice in S.E. Asia
- ^ Plantwise Knowledge Bank