Euzopherodes ephestialis

Euzopherodes ephestialis is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in India[2] and Pakistan.

Euzopherodes ephestialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Euzopherodes[1]
Species:
E. ephestialis
Binomial name
Euzopherodes ephestialis
Hampson, 1903
Synonyms
  • Symphestia ephestialis

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euzopherodes ephestialis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. Mushtaque, M.; Baloch, G. M. (1979). "Possibilities of biological control of mistletoes, Loranthus Spp., using oligophagous insects from Pakistan". Entomophaga. 24: 73–81. doi:10.1007/BF02377512. S2CID 44007827.


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