Homoeosoma electellum

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)
Synonyms
	Anerastia electellum Hulst, 1887; Homoeosoma electella; Homoeosoma differellum Barnes & McDunnough, 1913; Homoeosoma opalescellum (Hulst, 1887) ; Homoeosoma tenuipunctellum Ragonot, 1887; Homoeosoma texanellum Ragonot, 1887;

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.

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

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
^ (Hulst, 1887). "Padil". Padil. Retrieved 2011-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

[2] (Hulst, 1887). "Padil". Padil. Retrieved 2011-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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