Euzopherodes vapidella

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Euzopherodes vapidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
E. vapidella
Binomial name
Euzopherodes vapidella
(J. J. Mann, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Ephestia vapidella J. J. Mann, 1857
  • Delattinia vapidella maroccella Roesler, 1965

Euzopherodes vapidella, the yam moth or citrus stub moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes. It was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1857. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily,[2] Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and western Africa.

Adults are fruit piercers and are considered a pest on Citrus species.

The larvae feed on Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis.

References[]

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 10, 2020.


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