Glyphodes pyloalis

Glyphodes pyloalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species: G. pyloalis
Binomial name
Glyphodes pyloalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes sylpharis Butler, 1878

Glyphodes pyloalis, the lesser mulberry snout moth, lesser mulberry pyralid or beautiful glyphodes moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Iran, China, Japan,[1] India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique[2] and North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae are a pest of Morus species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Glyphodes pyloalis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. ↑ Khosravi, Roya; Jalali Sendi, Jalal (2010). "Biology and demography of Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on mulberry". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 13: 273–276. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2010.04.005.


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