Mentaxya ignicollis
Species of moth
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Mentaxya ignicollis, the red teff worm, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is a pest of teff in Ethiopia.[1]
| Mentaxya ignicollis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mentaxya |
| Species: | M. ignicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker, 1857) | |
