Ectomyelois muriscis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ectomyelois
Species:
E. muriscis
Binomial name
Ectomyelois muriscis
(Dyar, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypsipyla muriscis Dyar, 1914
  • Ectomyelois muriscus
  • Myelois palpalis Dyar, 1919

Ectomyelois muriscis is a species of snout moth. It was originally described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914 and is found in Central America, northern South America, and the West Indian Archipelago.[2]

The larvae of this species feed inside the pods of Theobroma cacao, Theobroma simiarum and other fruits.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ectomyelois Heinrich, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 40(1), 1986, 64-65


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