Eulogia ochrifrontella

Eulogia ochrifrontella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Eulogia
Heinrich, 1956
Species: E. ochrifrontella
Binomial name
Eulogia ochrifrontella
(Zeller, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ephestia ochrifrontella Zeller, 1875
  • Euzophera ochrifrontella

Eulogia is a genus of the moth of the Pyralidae family containing only one species, the Broad-banded Eulogia Moth, Eulogia ochrifrontella. It is found in most of North America, including British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.[2]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. The inner half and subterminal area of the forewings is reddish brown or copper colored. The hindwings are smoky gray. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis, Quercus and Malus species and possibly Amelanchier alnifolia.[3]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Contributed by tom murray on 27 July 2007 - 8:39am (2007-07-27). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum". Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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