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Homoeosoma nebulella

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Species of moth

Eurasian sunflower moth
Homoeosoma nebulella Moscow oblast
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Homoeosoma
Species: H. nebulella
Binomial name
Homoeosoma nebulella
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Homoeosoma nebulella, the Eurasian sunflower moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe, Russia, Anatolia, the Middle East and West Africa. The wingspan is 20–27 mm.The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, tinged with grey and sprinkled with dark grey, towards costa suffused with whitish ; first line indicated by two blackish dots, upper more remote from base; second faintly darker-edged, usually preceded by a dark fuscous subdorsal dot; two blackish transversely placed discal dots. The hindwings are subhyaline, fuscous-tinged, the veins and termen fuscous. Larva dull greenish-yellow dorsal and broader subdorsal lines dull purple; spiracular interrupted, double, dull purple; head brown: in flower-heads of Carduus

Fig. 2 larva after final moult

The larvae feed on Asteraceae such as Cirsium vulgare, Senecio jacobaea, Tanacetum vulgare and Leucanthemum vulgare. They are a serious pest of the sunflower, Helianthus annuus, in eastern Europe and Ukraine and a potential sunflower pest in France. The caterpillar is grey with a yellow-brown head and three longitudinal stripes on the dorsal side.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN: 9780955108648
  5. Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081

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Homoeosoma nebulella


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