Dicymolomia metalliferalis
| Dicymolomia metalliferalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dicymolomia |
| Species: | D. metalliferalis |
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| Dicymolomia metalliferalis (Packard, 1873)[1] | |
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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.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ Biology and description of the larva of Dicymolomia metalliferalis: A casebBearing Glaphyriine (Pyralidae)
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