Homoeosoma electellum

Homoeosoma electellum, the American sunflower moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to North America but also found in South America.

American sunflower moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Homoeosoma
Species:
H. electellum
Binomial name
Homoeosoma electellum
(Hulst, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anerastia electellum Hulst, 1887
  • Homoeosoma electella
  • Homoeosoma differellum Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
  • Homoeosoma opalescellum (Hulst, 1887)
  • Homoeosoma tenuipunctellum Ragonot, 1887
  • Homoeosoma texanellum Ragonot, 1887

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults have off-white wings with a number of dark scale spots as well as dark scales on the distal one third of the wing.[2]

The larvae are a pest of canola and sunflowers. Other recorded food plants include cotton and oranges.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. (Hulst, 1887). "Padil". Padil. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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