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Euzopherodes vapidella

Synonyms: Ephestia vapidella (homotypic); Euzopherodes lutescentella; Euzopherodes tenebrosa; Euzopherodes xylobrunnea

Wikipedia Abstract

Euzopherodes vapidella, the yam moth or citrus stub moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes. It was described by Mann in 1857. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, 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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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Dioscorea alata (water yam)[1]

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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