Sinomphisa plagialis

Sinomphisa plagialis
Scientific classification
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.[1] It is found in Japan, China[2] and Korea.[3]

The wingspan is 23–26 mm.[4]

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.[5]

References

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

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[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