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Mentaxya ignicollis

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Mentaxya ignicollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mentaxya
Species:
M. ignicollis
Binomial name
Mentaxya ignicollis
(Walker, 1857)

Mentaxya ignicollis, the red teff worm, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is a pest of teff in Ethiopia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.