Ectomyelois muriscis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ectomyelois |
Species: | E. muriscis
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Binomial name | |
Ectomyelois muriscis | |
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Ectomyelois muriscis is a species of snout moth. It was originally described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914 and is found in Central America, northern South America, and the West Indian Archipelago.[2]
The larvae of this species feed inside the pods of Theobroma cacao, Theobroma simiarum and other fruits.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ectomyelois Heinrich, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 40(1), 1986, 64-65