| Mentaxya ignicollis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mentaxya |
| Species: | M. ignicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker, 1857) | |
Mentaxya ignicollis, the red teff worm, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is a pest of teff in Ethiopia. [1]
Eragrostis tef, also known as teff, Williams lovegrass or annual bunch grass, is an annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to the Horn of Africa, notably to modern-day Ethiopia. It is cultivated for its edible seeds, also known as teff. Teff was one of the earliest plants domesticated. It is one of the most important staple crops in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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Atherigona hyalinipennis, the teff shoot fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. The larvae feed on the seedlings of crops such as teff. It is found in East Africa.
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