Locust Bean Moth

Apomyelois ceratoniae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae

Ectomyelois ceratoniae, the locust bean moth, more ambiguously known as "carob moth", is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. The larvae are translucent white, with the internal organs visible from the outside.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Locust Bean Moth

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