Homoeosoma electellum

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.

American sunflower moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Homoeosoma
Species:
H. electellum
Binomial name
Homoeosoma electellum
(Hulst, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anerastia electellum Hulst, 1887
  • Homoeosoma electella
  • Homoeosoma differellum Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
  • Homoeosoma opalescellum (Hulst, 1887)
  • Homoeosoma tenuipunctellum Ragonot, 1887
  • Homoeosoma texanellum Ragonot, 1887

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
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. (Hulst, 1887). "Padil". Padil. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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