Biology:Macrorrhinia parvulella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Macrorrhinia |
| Species: | M. parvulella
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrorrhinia parvulella (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
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Macrorrhinia parvulella is a species of snout moth in the genus Macrorrhinia. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913 and is known from the US states of Florida and South Carolina.[1] It is also found in Colombia.
The wingspan is 9–12 mm. There are dark markings on the forewings, as well as a rather broad whitish band along the costa. The hindwings are pale to dark smoky fuscous.[2]
The larvae feed on Achyranthus ramosissima.
References
- ↑ "800507.00 – 5911 – Macrorrhinia parvulella – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5911. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ↑ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 207: 316–329. https://archive.org/details/bulletinunited2071956unit/page/n1.
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Wikidata ☰ Q6725605 entry
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