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Sorghum Head Moth
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Sorghum Head Moth
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Sorghum Head Moth
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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SORGHUM HEAD MOTH FACTS |
Identification
The adult Sorghum Head Moth is grey marbled with reddish brown with a pale band across the middle of the forewings, and a less distinct pale band near the end of the forewings. The legs are long and sturdy in proportion to the body.
Size
wingspan 15mm
Food
The caterpillars feed in the seed heads of Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor)
Range
found in Northern Territory and Queensland
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Pyralidae | | Genus: | Cryptoblabes | | Species: | adoceta | | Common Name: | Sorghum Head Moth |
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