Biology:Euzopherodes ephestialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Euzopherodes ephestialis
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E. ephestialis
Binomial name
Euzopherodes ephestialis
Hampson, 1903
Synonyms
  • Symphestia ephestialis

Euzopherodes ephestialis is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in India [2] and Pakistan .

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Euzopherodes ephestialis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=10628. 
  3. Mushtaque, M.; Baloch, G. M. (1979). "Possibilities of biological control of mistletoes, Loranthus Spp., using oligophagous insects from Pakistan". Entomophaga 24: 73–81. doi:10.1007/BF02377512. 

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