Neoschoenobia testacealis explained

Neoschoenobia testacealis, the flower stalk-boring moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in China, the Russian Far East^[1] and Japan.^[2]

The larvae feed on Nuphar subintegerrima. They bore the flower stalks of their host plant.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . October 19, 2017.
2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Acentropinae/Neoschoenobia_testacealis.html Japanese Moths
3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223756186_Impact_of_the_flower_stalk-boring_moth_Neoschoenobia_testacealis_%28Lepidoptera_Crambidae%29_and_water-level_fluctuations_on_the_flower_and_fruit_production_of_the_yellow_water_lily_Nuphar_subintegerrima_%28Nymphaeaceae%29_in_irrigation_ponds_of_western_Japan Impact of the flower stalk-boring moth Neoschoenobia testacealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and water-level fluctuations on the flower and fruit production of the yellow water lily Nuphar subintegerrima (Nymphaeaceae) in irrigation ponds of western Japan