Macrorrhinia parvulella

Macrorrhinia parvulella is a species of snout moth in the genus Macrorrhinia. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913 and is known from the US states of Florida and South Carolina.[2] It is also found in Colombia.

Macrorrhinia parvulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Macrorrhinia[1]
Species:
M. parvulella
Binomial name
Macrorrhinia parvulella
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Divitiaca parvulella Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
  • Divitiaca consociata Heinrich, 1956

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. There are dark markings on the forewings, as well as a rather broad whitish band along the costa. The hindwings are pale to dark smoky fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Achyranthus ramosissima.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. "800507.00 – 5911 – Macrorrhinia parvulella – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.


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