Built in reed-beds in marsh, often moonj or kans (Saccharum spontaneum), with some of the growing reeds incorporated into the dome as support.
Acer saccharum | Saccharum spontaneum | Saccharum ravennae |
The banks of the beel are covered with dense stands of kash, babla, nol, dhol kolmi, simul, and date palm.
The larvae are a pest on Saccharum officinarum, although they also feed on other plants, including Saccharum robustum, Saccharum spontaneum, Saccharum edule, Pennisetum purpureum and Panicum maximum.