白茅
The larvae feed on "Phragmites australis", "Microlaena stipoides", "Imperata cylindrica", "Echinopogon caespitosus", "Cynodon dactylon", "Austrostipa scabra", "Austrodanthonia", "Carex gaudichaudiana", "Paspalum dilatatum", "Oryza sativa", "Pennisetum clandestinum", "Ehrharta longiflora", "Ehrharta calycina" and "Poa" species. It constructs a shelter in which pupation takes place.