Cnaphalocrocis bilinealis

Cnaphalocrocis bilinealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described from India,[2] but has also been recorded from Queensland in Australia, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

Cnaphalocrocis bilinealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Cnaphalocrocis
Species:
C. bilinealis
Binomial name
Cnaphalocrocis bilinealis
(Hampson, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dolichosticha bilinealis Hampson, 1891

Adults are buff coloured, with broad brown wing margins. There are three brown lines across each forewing and two across each hindwing.[4]

The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. Afromoths
  4. Australian Insects
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