Dicymolomia metalliferalis

Dicymolomia metalliferalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Dicymolomia
Species: D. metalliferalis
Binomial name
Dicymolomia metalliferalis
(Packard, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Calaclysta metalliferalis Packard, 1873
  • Dicymolomia sauberi Hedemann, 1883

Dicymolomia metalliferalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in western North America, from southern Vancouver Island and Washington through Oregon to California and western Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults have fine black wavy lines on the hindwings.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on decaying seed pods of Lupinus species (Lupinus albifrons and Lupinus latifolius). They first feed from within a chamber of sparse silk formed in the cavity of a partially intact fruit. Later, they create purse-like cases. Pupation takes place within this case. The larvae have a salmon-orange body and a yellow-brown to red-brown head.[4] The species overwinters in the larval stage within the seedpod of hostplant.

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