Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Cnaphalocrocis
Species:	C. trapezalis
Binomial name
Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
Salbia trapezalis Guenée, 1854 Bradina andresi Rebel, 1912 Cnaphalocrocis bifurcalis Snellen, 1880 Botys convectalis Walker, 1866 Botys creonalis Walker, 1859 Botys neoclesalis Walker, 1859 Dolichosticha perinephes Meyrick, 1886 Botys suspicalis Walker, 1859

The Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis is a type of moth. It belongs to a group of moths called Crambidae. A scientist named Achille Guenée first described this moth in 1854.

You can find this moth in many parts of the world. It lives in Africa and across the Pacific region. This includes places like Australia. You can also spot it in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Peru.

What Do They Eat?

These moths enjoy eating different kinds of grasses (which scientists call Poaceae). They are known to feed on several important plants.

Some of their favorite foods include:

• Zea mays, also known as corn.
• Different types of Sorghum plants.
• Panicum trichocladum, another kind of grass.
• Various Oryza species, which include rice plants.

Because they feed on plants like corn and rice, these moths can sometimes be considered pests. They can cause damage to crops that people grow for food.