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Aphomia terrenella

800009.00 — 5630 — Aphomia terrenella Zeller, 1848 — Terrenella Bee Moth
♂
♂
♀
♀

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

Sex Differences

Wing maculation sexually dimorphic.

Vouchers

(1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 30 vi 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂) 41.1669 -71.5728, 9 vii 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Solis, M.A., & M.A. Metz, 2008. Aphomia Hübner and Paralipsa Butler Species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Galleriinae) Known to Occur in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 110(3): 592-601.
  • Species Page at BugGuide

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Aphomia terrenella

    Abundance data late May to early October