Ectomyelois muriscis
| Ectomyelois muriscis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ectomyelois |
| Species: | E. muriscis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectomyelois muriscis (Dyar, 1914)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ectomyelois muriscis is a species of snout moth. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914 and is widely distributed in Central America, northern South America, and the West Indian Archipelago.[2]
The larvae feed within the pods of Theobroma cacao, Theobroma simiarum and other fruits.
References
- ↑ 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
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