Euzopherodes vapidella

Euzopherodes vapidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Euzopherodes[1]
Species: E. vapidella
Binomial name
Euzopherodes vapidella
(Mann, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Ephestia vapidella Mann, 1857
  • Delattinia vapidella maroccella Roesler, 1965

Euzopherodes vapidella, the yam moth or citrus stub moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes. It was described by Mann in 1857. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily,[2] Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and western Africa.

Adults are fruit piercers and are considered a pest on Citrus species.

The larvae feed on Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis.

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.


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