Anypsipyla
| Anypsipyla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Anypsipyla Dyar, 1914[1] |
| Species: | A. univitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Anypsipyla univitella Dyar, 1914 | |
Anypsipyla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Dyar, in 1914, and contains the species A. univitella.[1] It is found in Central America (including Panama,[2] Costa Rica and Guatemala), South America (Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador) and has also been recorded from Cuba, Mexico,[3] Jamaica[4] and Florida[5] in the southern United States.[6]
The larvae feed on Samanea saman. They damage the seeds and pods of their host plant.[7]
References
- 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Anypsipyla at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Checklist Of American Phycitinae". Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Moths of Jamaica: Anypsipyla univitella". Mbarnes.force9.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Florida Entomologist". Ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Samanea saman (rain tree)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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