Apomyelois decolor

Apomyelois decolor, the Caribbean dried fruit moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881.[1] It is found in France,[2] Florida,[3] the Antilles, Central America and South America.

Apomyelois decolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Apomyelois
Species:
A. decolor
Binomial name
Apomyelois decolor
(Zeller, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myelois decolor Zeller, 1881
  • Ectomyelois decolor
  • Nephopteryx ephestiella Hampson, 1901

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.[4]

The larvae have been recorded in fruits of Annona squamosa, Ceratonia siliqua and Hymenaea courbaril.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Bulletin of the United States National Museum



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