Ectomyelois muriscis

Ectomyelois muriscis is a species of snout moth. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914 and is widely distributed in Central America, northern South America, and the West Indian Archipelago.[2]

Ectomyelois muriscis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ectomyelois
Species:
E. muriscis
Binomial name
Ectomyelois muriscis
(Dyar, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypsipyla muriscis Dyar, 1914
  • Ectomyelois muriscus
  • Myelois palpalis Dyar, 1919

The larvae feed within the pods of Theobroma cacao, Theobroma simiarum and other fruits.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Ectomyelois Heinrich, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 40(1), 1986, 64-65


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