Homoeosoma ephestidiella

Homoeosoma ephestidiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Homoeosoma
Species:
H. ephestidiella
Binomial name
Homoeosoma ephestidiella
Hampson, 1896

Homoeosoma ephestidiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in India,[1] as well as on the Malay Archipelago, Fiji, the Pacific islands east of Samoa and American Samoa itself.[2]

The larvae feed on Ageratum conyzoides. They feed in the flower heads of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Homoeosoma ephestidiella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Lepidoptera of American Samoa with particular reference to biology and ecology
  3. ^ Some Injurious Insects in Samoa Which Do Not Occur in the Hawaiian Islands


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