Neoschoenobia testacealis, the flower stalk-boring moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in China, the Russian Far East and Japan.Japanese Moths
The larvae feed on Nuphar subintegerrima. They bore the flower stalks of their host plant.Impact of the flower stalk-boring moth Neoschoenobia testacealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and water-level fluctuations on the flower and fruit production of the yellow water lily Nuphar subintegerrima (Nymphaeaceae) in irrigation ponds of western Japan
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