Etiella behrii

Etiella behrii is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and most of Australia.

Etiella behrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Etiella
Species:
E. behrii
Binomial name
Etiella behrii
(Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia behrii Zeller, 1848
  • Alata subaurella Walker, 1866
  • Pempelia subaurella
  • Alata consociella Walker, 1866
  • Etiella ochristrigella Ragonot, 1888

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[1]

The larvae are considered an agricultural pest on peanut (Arachis hypogaea), Chamaecytisus prolifer, sky lupine (Lupinus nanus), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), pea (Pisum sativum) and soybean (Glycine species).

References
  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 19, 2008). "Etiella behrii". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-10.


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