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Species Hypsipyla grandella - Mahogany Shoot-borer - Hodges#5705

Mahogany Shoot Borer - Hypsipyla grandella Blue Larvae - Hypsipyla grandella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Euzophera Series)
Genus Hypsipyla
Species grandella (Mahogany Shoot-borer - Hodges#5705)
Hodges Number
5705
Other Common Names
Mahogany Shoot Moth
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypsipyla cnabella Dyar, 1914
Range
Florida and Mexico south through the West Indies, Caribbean, Central America, and most of South America.
Food
Members of the Mahogany family (Meliaceae).
Internet References
Featured Creatures, Universit of Florida.