Macrorrhinia parvulella

Macrorrhinia parvulella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Macrorrhinia
Species:	M. parvulella
Binomial name
	Macrorrhinia parvulella; (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Synonyms
	Divitiaca parvulellaBarnes & McDunnough, 1913; Divitiaca consociataHeinrich, 1956;

Last updated March 31, 2025

Macrorrhinia parvulella is a species of snout moth in the genus Macrorrhinia . It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913 and is known from the US states of Florida and South Carolina.^[1] It is also found in Colombia.

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. There are dark markings on the forewings, as well as a rather broad whitish band along the costa. The hindwings are pale to dark smoky fuscous.^[2]

The larvae feed on Achyranthus ramosissima .

References

↑ "800507.00 – 5911 – Macrorrhinia parvulella – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] "800507.00 – 5911 – Macrorrhinia parvulella – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[2] Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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