Euzopherodes vapidella
| Euzopherodes vapidella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Euzopherodes[1] |
| Species: | E. vapidella |
| Binomial name | |
| Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857) | |
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The Yam moth or Citrus stub moth (Euzopherodes vapidella) is a species of snout moths in the genus Euzopherodes. It was described by Mann in 1857. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily,[2] Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and western Africa.
Adults are fruit piercers and are considered a pest on Citrus species.
The larvae feed on Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.