Biology:Apomyelois bistriatella

From HandWiki
Revision as of 01:19, 11 February 2024 by Wikisleeper (talk | contribs) (change)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of moth

Apomyelois bistriatella
Apomyelois bistriatella (41211193601).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Apomyelois
Species:
A. bistriatella
Binomial name
Apomyelois bistriatella
(Hulst, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myelois bistriatella Hulst, 1887
  • Dioryctria bistriatella
  • Myelois bilineatella Ragonot, 1887
  • Myelois neophanes Durrant, 1915
  • Myelois subcognata Ragonot, 1887

Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887.[1] It is known from California, the eastern United States, northern Europe and Russia.[2][3]

The wingspan is 15–25 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on a fungus, Daldinia vernicosa, which grows on burnt gorse (Ulex species) and dead birch (Betula species).[5] It has also been recorded feeding on Hypoxylon occidentale in California.[2]

Subspecies

  • Apomyelois bistriatella bistriatella
  • Apomyelois bistriatella subcognata (Ragonot, 1887)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nuss, M. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Powell, Jerry A (December 1967). "Apomyelois bistriatella: A Moth Which Feeds in an Ascomycete Fungus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 75 (4): 190–4. 
  3. "Apomyelois bistriatella (Hulst, 1887)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/09fc4fd6-4fdb-4a27-8ba5-eb9d45a6d82e. 
  4. Microlepidoptera.nl
  5. Kimber, Ian. "62.039 BF1486 Apomyelois bistriatella (Hulst, 1887)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/apomyelois-bistriatella/. Retrieved August 11, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4780464 entry