More information here.
| Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Surname |
| Samea multiplicalis - Salvinia Moth | ||
| All-Leps DNA barcoding | Pyraustinae, Crambidae (or Spilomelinae) |
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This moth has
been deliberately introduced to control Salvinia (Salvinia molesta),
and Water Lettuce (Pistia
stratiotes). Both plants are pest species that clog waterways.
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