Euzophera bigella

Euzophera bigella, the quince moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region),[2] Iran, Baluchistan and Morocco.

Euzophera bigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Euzophera[1]
Species:	E. bigella
Binomial name
Euzophera bigella (Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
Ephestia bigella Zeller, 1848 Ephestia egeriella Millière, 1873 Euzophera bisinuella Ragonot, 1887 Euzophera immundella Ragonot, 1901 Euzophera renulella Costantini, 1922 Euzopherodes angulella Chrétien in Oberthür, 1922 Homoeosoma stenoptycha Herrich-Schäffer, 1849 Nephopteryx punicaeella Moore, 1891

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the wood of quince, apple, pear, plum, apricot and cherry and the fruits of quince, apple, pear, walnut and pomegranate.[4]

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
3. "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. 2004-08-28. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
4. Abivardi, Cyrus (3 July 2001). Iranian entomology: an introduction. ISBN 9783540675921. Retrieved 2012-01-17 – via Google Books.