Dasypyga alternosquamella

Dasypyga alternosquamella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dasypyga
Species: D. alternosquamella
Binomial name
Dasypyga alternosquamella
Ragonot, 1887[1]
Synonyms
  • Dasypyga stictophorella Ragonot, 1887

Dasypyga alternosquamella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dasypyga. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from western North America.[2]

The larvae feed on Arceuthobium species, including Arceuthobium vaginatum.[3]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. "Dasypyga at funet". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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