Homoeosoma ephestidiella

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Homoeosoma ephestidiella
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H. ephestidiella
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Homoeosoma ephestidiella
Hampson, 1896

Homoeosoma ephestidiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in India,[2] as well as on the Malay Archipelago, Fiji, the Pacific islands east of Samoa and American Samoa itself.[3]

The larvae feed on Ageratum conyzoides. They feed in the flower heads of their host plant.[4]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Homoeosoma ephestidiella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Lepidoptera of American Samoa with particular reference to biology and ecology
  4. ^ Some Injurious Insects in Samoa Which Do Not Occur in the Hawaiian Islands

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