Macrorrhinia parvulella
| Macrorrhinia parvulella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Macrorrhinia[1] |
| Species: | M. parvulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrorrhinia parvulella (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) | |
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Macrorrhinia parvulella is a species of snout moth in the genus Macrorrhinia. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1913, and is known from Florida and South Carolina in the U.S.A.[2] It is also found in Colombia.
The wingspan is 9–12 mm. There are dark markings on the forewings, as well as a rather broad whitish band along the costa. The hindwings are pale to dark smoky fuscous.[3]
The larvae feed on Achyranthus ramosissima.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Checklist of American Phycitinae
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