Anypsipyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Its only species, Anypsipyla univitella, was described by the same author in the same year.[1] It is found in Central America (including Panama,[2] Costa Rica and Guatemala), South America (Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador) and has also been recorded from Cuba, Mexico,[3] Jamaica[4] and Florida[5] in the southern United States.[6]
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| Genus: | Anypsipyla |
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The larvae feed on Samanea saman. They damage the seeds and pods of their host plant.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Anypsipyla univitella Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Barnes, Matthew J. C. (2002). "Anypsipyla univitella". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Introduction to the Behavioral Ecology of Immigration". Florida Entomologist. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "800199.00 – 5705.1 – Anypsipyla univitella – Dyar, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Samanea saman (rain tree)" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2011.
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