Biology:Anypsipyla

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Short description: Genus of moths

Anypsipyla
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Anypsipyla

Dyar, 1914[1]
Species:
A. univitella
Binomial name
Anypsipyla univitella
Dyar, 1914

Anypsipyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Its only species, Anypsipyla univitella, was described by the same author in the same year.[1] It is found in Central America (including Panama,[2] Costa Rica and Guatemala), South America (Venezuela, Brazil , Peru and Ecuador) and has also been recorded from Cuba, Mexico,[3] Jamaica[4] and Florida[5] in the southern United States.[6]

The larvae feed on Samanea saman. They damage the seeds and pods of their host plant.[7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4778286 entry