Eoreuma loftini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Haimbachiini
Genus: Eoreuma
Species:
E. loftini
Binomial name
Eoreuma loftini
(Dyar, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Chilo loftini Dyar, 1917
  • Chilo opinionellus Dyar, 1917

Eoreuma loftini, the Mexican rice borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, Texas,[2] Louisiana and Florida. It is also found in Mexico.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults are light tan. The forewings with a small black central dot and two faint, blackish longitudinal streaks.[3]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including sugarcane and rice. They bore into the stem or stalk of their host plant. The larvae are whitish with a light-colored head. Pupation takes place inside the stem or stalk.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ Pest Alert
  4. ↑ Louisiana State University Agricultural Center


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