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Pyralidae
80a0137 – 5724   Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863)
             Navel Orangeworm

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Nuts and fruit.
Genitalia: Wing length 7.0- 13.0 mm. (Neunzig 1990)
Similar Species:
  • Laetilia coccidivora (Comstock, 1879) is usually smaller but is apparently best separated by genitalia, DNA, or host.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • transitella Walker 1863 (Nephopteryx) - MONA 1983: 5724; Type locality: "United States"
  • cassiae Dyar 1917 (Emporia); Type locality: Guyana [British Guiana], Georgetown, Plantation Rose Hall
  • duplipunctella Ragonot 1887 (Myelois); Type locality: USA, Florida
  • notatalis Walker 1863 (Nephopteryx); Type locality: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
  • solitella Zeller 1881 (Myelois); Type locality: Colombia
  • venipars Dyar 1914 (Myelois); Type locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 51; pl. 1.49-51, 2.7-8. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.17m; p. 189. Book Review and ordering
    • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, p. 3 - PDF.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walker, F., 1863. Crambites & Tortricites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 27: 54.
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