Moodnodes plorella

Moodnodes plorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Moodnodes[1]
Neunzig, 1990
Species: M. plorella
Binomial name
Moodnodes plorella
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Ephestiodes plorella Dyar, 1914
  • Eurythmia vestilla Dyar, 1914

Moodnodes plorella is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Moodnodes. It was described by Dyar in 1914, originally under the genus Ephestiodes, but was subsequently moved to Moodnodes. It was described from Panama (including Corazal, the type location), but is also known from Florida.[2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. mothphotographersgroup


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