Dasypyga alternosquamella

Dasypyga alternosquamella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dasypyga
Species:	D. alternosquamella
Binomial name
	Dasypyga alternosquamella; Ragonot, 1887[1]
Synonyms
	Dasypyga stictophorella Ragonot, 1887;

Dasypyga alternosquamella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dasypyga. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887 and is known from western North America.[2]

The larvae feed on Arceuthobium species, including Arceuthobium vaginatum.[3]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
"800515 – 5730 – Dasypyga alternosquamella – Ragonot, 1887". Moth Photorgraphers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
Savela, Markku. "Dasypyga Ragonot, 1887". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[2] "800515 – 5730 – Dasypyga alternosquamella – Ragonot, 1887". Moth Photorgraphers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Dasypyga Ragonot, 1887". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2017.