Biology:Ectomyelois muriscis

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Short description: Species of moth

Ectomyelois muriscis
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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

Wikidata ☰ Q5334255 entry