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Ectomyelois muriscis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ectomyelois

Ectomyelois muriscis is a species of snout moth. It was described by Dyar in 1914 and is widely distributed in Central America, northern South America, and the West Indian Archipelago.

The larvae feed within the pods of Theobroma cacao, Theobroma simiarum and other fruits.

References

Ectomyelois muriscis Wikipedia