Beautiful Glyphodes Moth
Glyphodes pyloalis Walker, 1859
Beautiful Glyphodes Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6724
Synonyms
Hodges #5197  Lesser Mulberry Snout Moth 
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29 Records

Status

Very rare in Maryland (Glaser, Micromoths).

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Glyphodes pyloalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species:
G. pyloalis
Binomial name
Glyphodes pyloalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes sylpharis Butler, 1878

Glyphodes pyloalis, the lesser mulberry snout moth, lesser mulberry pyralid or beautiful glyphodes moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Iran, China, Japan,[1] India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique[2] and North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae are a pest of Morus species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Glyphodes pyloalis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. ^ Khosravi, Roya; Jalali Sendi, Jalal (2010). "Biology and demography of Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on mulberry". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 13 (4): 273–276. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2010.04.005.