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Euzophera semifuneralis (American Plum Borer)

Synonyms: Euzophera pallulella; Nephopteryx semifuneralis

Wikipedia Abstract

Euzophera semifuneralis, the American plum borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found throughout the United States, southern Canada and parts of Mexico. The wingspan is 17–28 mm. Adults are gray with grayish-brown forewings with broad, wavy bands of black and brown markings across the outer third portion. The hindwings are smoky with black marginal lines fringed with white. The head, thorax, legs and abdomen are dusky gray with bright bronze reflections. Adults in the southern part of the range emerge from April through September. They live for 1–3 weeks.
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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0