Ectomyelois muriscis
Ectomyelois muriscis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ectomyelois |
Species: | E. muriscis |
Binomial name | |
Ectomyelois muriscis (Dyar, 1914)[1] | |
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Ectomyelois muriscis is a species of snout moth. It was described by Dyar in 1914 and is widely distributed in Central America, northern South America, and the West Indian Archipelago.[2]
The larvae feed within the pods of Theobroma cacao, Theobroma simiarum and other fruits.
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