Navel Orangeworm

Amyelois transitella

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae

Amyelois is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956. Its single species, Amyelois transitella, the navel orangeworm, described by Francis Walker in 1863, is endemic to the tropical Western Hemisphere, including the southern United States. Its abundance in California increased greatly during the first half of the 20th century.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Navel Orangeworm

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