Homoeosoma electellum
American sunflower moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Homoeosoma |
Species: | H. electellum |
Binomial name | |
Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst, 1887)[1] | |
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Homoeosoma electellum, the American sunflower moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to North America but also found in South America.
The wingspan is 18-20 mm. Adults have off-white wings with a number of dark scale spots as well as dark scales on the distal one third of the wing.[2]
The larvae are a pest of canola and sunflowers. Other recorded food plants include cotton and oranges.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ (Hulst, 1887). "Padil". Padil. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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