Sinomphisa plagialis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Sinomphisa |
| Species: | S. plagialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sinomphisa plagialis (Wileman, 1911)
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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 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