Biology:Ectomyelois muriscis
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | E. muriscis
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| Ectomyelois muriscis (Dyar, 1914)[1]
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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
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