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Mampava rhodoneura
Scientific 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.

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

References

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.

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