Maliarpha separatella

Maliarpha separatella
Maliarpha separatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Maliarpha
Species: M. separatella
Binomial name
Maliarpha separatella
Ragonot, 1888
Synonyms
  • Biafra separatella
  • Anerastia pallidicosta Hampson, 1896
  • Enosima vectiferella Ragonot, 1901

The African White Stemborer (Maliarpha separatella) is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in Cameroon, La Réunion, Madagascar and South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have a dull, yellow-brown body. The forewings have red scales along the costal and inner margins and dark brown and red scales appearing as defined lines along the wing veins to the termen. The hindwings are uniformly creamy white with some darker scale near the apex.[2]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Zea mays.

References

  1. ^ "Afro Moths". Afro Moths. http://www.afromoths.net/species/show/40493. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  2. ^ Padil
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