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Crypsiptya coclesalis

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Crypsiptya coclesalis
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C. coclesalis
Binomial name
Crypsiptya coclesalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys coclesalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys lacrymalis Leech, 1889
  • Botys interfusalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys itemalesalis Walker, 1859
  • Coclebotys itemasalis Munroe & Mutuura, 1969
  • Botys strenualis Walker, 1866

Crypsiptya coclesalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Japan, China and India and on Borneo and Java.[1]

The wingspan 26-29 mm.[2]

It is a major pest of bamboo, causing serious economic loss of growth and yield in nurseries, plantations and natural forests.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Japanese Moths
  3. ^ Leaf Roller, Crypsiptya coclesalis Walker (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae), a Major Pest of Bamboos in Nurseries and Plantations