Cnaphalocrocis patnalis
Species of moth
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Cnaphalocrocis patnalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John David Bradley in 1981.[1] It is found in south-east Asia,[2] where it has been recorded from Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
| Cnaphalocrocis patnalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Cnaphalocrocis |
| Species: | C. patnalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnaphalocrocis patnalis (Bradley, 1981) | |
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The larvae feed on Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus difformis, Cyperus iria, Cyperus rotundus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Imperata cylindrica, Leersia hexandra, Leptochloa chinensis, Oryza sativa, Paspalum conjugatum, Paspalum distichum, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor, Sporobolus and Zea mays.[3]