Eulogia ochrifrontella
| Eulogia ochrifrontella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Eulogia Heinrich, 1956 |
| Species: | E. ochrifrontella |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulogia ochrifrontella (Zeller, 1875)[1] | |
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Eulogia is a genus of the moth of the Pyralidae family containing only one species, the Broad-banded Eulogia Moth, Eulogia ochrifrontella. It is found in most of North America, including British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.[2]
The wingspan is 11–15 mm. The inner half and subterminal area of the forewings is reddish brown or copper colored. The hindwings are smoky gray. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis, Quercus and Malus species and possibly Amelanchier alnifolia.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ Contributed by tom murray on 27 July 2007 - 8:39am (2007-07-27). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum". Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
External links
Data related to Eulogia at Wikispecies
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