Glyphodes pyloalis
| Glyphodes pyloalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Glyphodes |
| Species: | G. pyloalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphodes pyloalis Walker, 1859 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glyphodes pyloalis, the Lesser mulberry snout moth, Lesser mulberry pyralid or Beautiful Glyphodes Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Iran, China, Japan,[1] India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique[2] and North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[3]
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae are a pest of Morus species.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Biology and demography of Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on mulberry
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