Omphalocera munroei
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Omphalocera |
Species: | O. munroei
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Binomial name | |
Omphalocera munroei Martin, 1956
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Omphalocera munroei, the Asimina webworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida, Indiana and West Virginia.
![Omphalocera munroei2.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Omphalocera_munroei2.jpg/200px-Omphalocera_munroei2.jpg)
![Omphalocera munroei3.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Omphalocera_munroei3.jpg/200px-Omphalocera_munroei3.jpg)
The larvae feed on the leaves, buds and twigs of Asimina species. The larvae create a leaf shelter from within they feed.
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Categories:
- Megarthridiini
- Moths described in 1956
- Galleriinae stubs