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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Apatetrinae » Pexicopiini » Sitotroga » Angoumois Grain Moth - Hodges#2260 (Sitotroga cerealella)

Species Sitotroga cerealella - Angoumois Grain Moth - Hodges#2260

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Apatetrinae
Tribe Pexicopiini
Genus Sitotroga
Species cerealella (Angoumois Grain Moth - Hodges#2260)
Hodges Number
2260
Other Common Names
Polilla de los cereales.
Explanation of Names
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
* phylogenetic sequence #069425
Size
Forewing length 6-8 mm.(1)
Range
Nearly cosmopolitan.
Food
Dried foods such as stored cereals.
Non-native, probably from Europe.
Remarks
Larvae drill mines in grain, causing as much as 50% of weight loss. They break the skin of seed creating the opportunity for other infestations.
Print References
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl.10.39f, p.102
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Wikipedia
Agrologica. In Spanish.
Agronomia Tropical. In Spanish.
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 3 August, 2012 - 1:00pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy
Last updated 24 April, 2013 - 11:11pm

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