Etiella zinckenella

Etiella zinckenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Etiella
Species:	E. zinckenella
Binomial name
Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
Phycis zinckenella Treitschke, 1832 Tinea marginella Fabricius, 1781 (preocc. Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Phycis etiella Treitschke, 1835 Tinea (Chilo) colonnellus Costa, [1836] Tinea (Chilo) majorellus Costa, [1836] Mella dymnusalis Walker, 1859 Rhamphodes heraldella Guenée, 1862 Alata anticalis Walker, 1863 Arucha indicatalis Walker, 1863 Alata hastiferella Walker, 1866 Etiella zinckenella ab. decipiens Staudinger, 1870 Pempelia spartiella Rondani, 1876 Crambus sabulinus Butler, 1879 Etiella madagascariensis Saalmüller, 1880 Etiella schisticolor Zeller, 1881 Etiella villosella Hulst, 1887 Etiella rubribasella Hulst, 1890

Etiella zinckenella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Southern & Eastern Europe^[2] and in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Asia. They have also been introduced to North America and Australia.^[3]

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 22–26 mm.

The caterpillars feed on the mung bean, Phaseolus lunatus and other species of Fabaceae. They have also been recorded on Catha edulis (Celastraceae).^[4]

References

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. ukmoths.org.uk
3. www.agroatlas.ru
4. (French) van der Vossen, H.A.M., 2002. Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. [Internet] Fiche de PROTA4U. Oyen, L.P.A. & Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (Editeurs). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale)