(one synonym: Coenostola eromenalis, Snellen, 1880)
NYMPHULINAE , CRAMBIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on the leaves of aquatic plants in the genus:
The adult moths have an intricate brown and white pattern on the wings.
The species has been found in :
The species has been suggested as a control agent in USA for Esthwaite Waterweed, which is pest in waterways there.
Further reading:
Joseph K. Balciunas, T. D. Center, and F. A. Dray, Jr.,
Testing suitability of Australian bioagents for
control of Hydrilla verticillata,
U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station Technical Report,
A-89-1 (1989), Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, pp. 24-27.
Dale H. Habeck and Joseph K. Balciunas
Larvae of Nymphulinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) associated with
Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) in North Queensland,
Australian Journal of Entomology,
Volume 44, Issue 4 (November 2005), pp 354-363.
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(updated 6 September 2010)