Biology:Laetilia myersella

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Short description: Species of moth

Laetilia myersella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Laetilia
Species:
L. myersella
Binomial name
Laetilia myersella
Dyar, 1910[1]

Laetilia myersella is a species of snout moth in the genus Laetilia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910. It is found in eastern North America, including Florida, Massachusetts, South Carolina and West Virginia.

The wingspan is 11–17 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on scale insects occurring on Pinus species.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q6471108 entry