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Apomyelois decolor

Synonyms: Apomyelois ephestiella; Myelois decolor (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Apomyelois decolor, the Caribbean dried fruit moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by Zeller, in 1881. It is found in France, Florida, the Antilles, Central America and South America. The wingspan is 19–30 mm. The forewings are dark grayish fuscous with some white powdering in the basal area and considerably more in the median area from slightly above inner margin and in the outer area between the subterminal line and the termen. The hindwings are smoky white to pale smoky fuscous.
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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