Euzophera villora

Euzophera villora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Euzophera
Species:
E. villora
Binomial name
Euzophera villora
Synonyms
  • Myelois villora C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Mussidia decaryalis Viette, 1953
  • Euzophera sharmotana Rougeot, 1977

Euzophera villora is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 and has been observed in South Africa, Madagascar, Ethiopia and Ghana.

Behavior

Euzophera villora is a stemborer of eggplants, attacking the main stem and leaving their eggs in leaf axils or petioles.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ Matanmi, Babajide A. (1987). "A note on Euzophera Villora (felder), A pyralid Borer of the Garden Egg". Ife Journal of Agriculture. 9 (1): 114. ISSN 0331-6351.


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