Kingdom Animalia Family Pyralidae Scientific name Amyelois transitella Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Amyelois Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Pyralidae, Choristoneura rosaceana, Anarsia lineatella, Ectomyelois ceratoniae | ||
The navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is native to the south-western United States and Mexico and was first described from Arizona in 1899.
The wingspan is 9.7 to 10.9 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of March to the end of October in California.
The larvae are considered a commercial pest of a number of crops, including Juglans regia, Ficus carica, Prunus dulcis and Pistacia vera.
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