Biology:Glyphodes pyloalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Glyphodes pyloalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species:
G. pyloalis
Binomial name
Glyphodes pyloalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes sylpharis Butler, 1878

Glyphodes pyloalis, the lesser mulberry snout moth, lesser mulberry pyralid or beautiful glyphodes moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Iran, China , Japan ,[1] India , Indonesia (Sumatra), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique[2] and North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae are a pest of Morus species.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Glyphodes pyloalis Walker, 1859". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/GLYPPYLO. 
  3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. Khosravi, Roya; Jalali Sendi, Jalal (2010). "Biology and demography of Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on mulberry". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 13 (4): 273–276. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2010.04.005. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13644085 entry