Samea multiplicalis
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Samea multiplicalis, the salvinia stem-borer moth, is an aquatic moth commonly found in freshwater habitats from the southern United States to Argentina, as well as in Australia where it was introduce
Samea multiplicalis
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Samea multiplicalis larva
Pistia
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Pistia is a genus of aquatic plants in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole genus in the tribe Pistieae which reflects its systematic isolation within the family. The single species it comprises,
Samea multiplicalis
…well as in Australia where it was introduced in 1981. Salvinia stem-borer moths lay their eggs on water plants like Azolla caroliniana (water velvet), Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce), and Salvinia rotundifolia (water fern). Larval feeding on host plants causes plant death, which makes S. multiplicalis a good candidate…
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Manual removal of water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Heteranthera reniformis with Pistia stratiotes