Scale-feeding Snout Moth Laetilia coccidivora Comstock, 1879    Synonyms: Hodges #5949.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Pyralidae   >   Genus Laetilia   

Status:

This species is apparently rare in Maryland (Glaser, Micromoths).

Relationships:

Larvae are predators on Scale Insects (Glaser, Micromoths).

There are 7 records in the project database.

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A Scale-feeding Snout Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/28/2010). Identification verified by Brian Scholtens. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Scale-feeding Snout Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/28/2010). Identification verified by Brian Scholtens. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Scale-feeding Snout Moth. John Glaser provided and identified the specimen. Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)


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