Homoeosoma electellum

American sunflower moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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. Its larvae eat the flowers and developing seeds of many asters, including echinacea.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.^[2]

The larvae are a pest of canola and sunflowers. Other recorded food plants include cotton and oranges.

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. 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] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. 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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