Condylorrhiza vestigialis

Condylorrhiza vestigialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Condylorrhiza
Species:	C. vestigialis
Binomial name
*Condylorrhiza vestigialis* (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
Botyodes vestigalis Guenée, 1854 Botys tritealis Walker, 1859 Botys mestoralis Walker, 1859 Agathodes syleptalis Strand, 1920 Botys illutalis Guenée, 1854 Eudioptis oratalis Hulst, 1886

The Brazilian poplar moth or Alamo moth (Condylorrhiza vestigialis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in North & South America.

Food plants

The larvae feed on the Populus spp.^[1]

References

Guenée 1854. in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 8 : 321

↑ Ferreira do Amaral Dal Pogetto & Wilcken 2012. The effect of Beauveria Bassiana on Brazilian Poplar Moth condylorrhiza vestigalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Journal of Plant Protection Research, Vol. 52 (1) (2012):1-14

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External links

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