Pima occidentalis
| Pima occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pima |
| Species: | P. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pima occidentalis Heinrich, 1956
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Pima occidentalis is a species of snout moth. It is found in the south-western United States.[1]
There are two generations per year in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including , and , as well as Lathyrus species. Young larvae bore into developing legumes at the base and cover the opening with white silk. They feed on the seeds. If all seeds of a legume are consumed, a larva may move to another. The larvae have a greenish white to white body and a pale brownish yellow head. They reach a length of 13.1-20.5 mm. Pupation takes place under debris on the soil, usually after overwintering in a hibernaculum.
Taxonomy[]
Pima occidentalis was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pima albiplagiatella.[2]
References[]
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