Glyphodes pyloalis

Glyphodes pyloalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species: G. pyloalis
Binomial name
Glyphodes pyloalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes sylpharis Butler, 1878

Glyphodes pyloalis, the Lesser mulberry snout moth, Lesser mulberry pyralid or Beautiful Glyphodes Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Iran, China, Japan,[1] India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique[2] and North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae are a pest of Morus species.[4]

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