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Mampava rhodoneura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pyralidae

Genus
  
Mampava

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Mampava rhodoneura

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.

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

References

Mampava rhodoneura Wikipedia