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Sinomphisa plagialis

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Species of moth

Sinomphisa plagialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Sinomphisa
Species: S. plagialis
Binomial name
Sinomphisa plagialis
(Wileman, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Pionea plagialis Wileman, 1911
  • Omphisa albalis Caradja, 1925

Sinomphisa plagialis, the Manchurian catalpa shoot borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Japan, China and Korea.

The wingspan is 23–26 mm.

The larvae feed on Catalpa bungei and Catalpa ovata. They bore into young shoots of their host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. Korea Red List
  4. Japanese Moths
  5. Bionomics of the Manchurian catalpa shoot borer, Sinomphisa plagialis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Shandong, China
Taxon identifiers
Sinomphisa plagialis


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