The larvae of A. reversura, commonly known as the bermudagrass stemworm, can cause serious damage to plants. Although this species primarily reproduces on bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon [L.]), other Poaceae host plants have been reported, including crops such as Echinochloa colona (L.) Link (Bermuda grass), Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. (an annual plant cultivated as a cereal in arid regions of Africa and Asia), Eriochloa procera (Retz.) C.E. Hubb. (a tall grass commonly known as spring grass or cup grass), and Sehima nervosum (Rottl.) Stapf. (a perennial grass species, native to arid and tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australia), Sorghum bicolor (L.) (Sorghum, also known as adaza, zahina, great millet, durra, jowari / jowar, or milo, is a species of grass that is grown for its grain, which is used for human food, animal feed and ethanol production) and Zea mays (L.) (Maize).