Euzophera bigella
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Euzophera bigella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Euzophera[1] |
Species: | E. bigella |
Binomial name | |
Euzophera bigella (Zeller, 1848) | |
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The Quince moth (Euzophera bigella) is a species of snout moths in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region),[2] Iran, Baluchistan and Morocco.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the wood of quince, apple, pear, plum, apricot and cherry and the fruits of quince, apple, pear, walnut and pomegranate.[4]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ↑ "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. 2004-08-28. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ↑ Iranian entomology: an introduction. Books.google.nl. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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