Omphalocera cariosa

Omphalocera cariosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Omphalocera[1]
Species: O. cariosa
Binomial name
Omphalocera cariosa
Lederer, 1863
Synonyms
  • Omphalocera dentosa Grote, 1881

Omphalocera cariosa is a species of snout moth, and the type species in the genus Omphalocera. It was described by Lederer in 1863. It is found from North America (including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia)[2] to Brazil.

Adults are on wing from May to August in North America.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Menispermum canadense.

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
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