Euzopherodes vapidella

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Euzopherodes vapidella
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E. vapidella
Binomial name
Euzopherodes vapidella
(J. J. Mann, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Ephestia vapidellaJ. J. Mann, 1857
  • Delattinia vapidella maroccellaRoesler, 1965

Euzopherodes vapidella, the yam moth or citrus stub moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes . It was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1857. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, [2] Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and western Africa.

Adults are fruit piercers and are considered a pest on Citrus species.

The larvae feed on Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis .

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References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. "Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 10, 2020.