Order Butterflies and moths | Rank Species | |
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Similar Homoeosoma, Homoeosoma nebulella, Butterflies and moths, Cochylis hospes, Digrammia | ||
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.
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.
The larvae are a pest of canola and sunflowers. Other recorded food plants include cotton and oranges.
References
Homoeosoma electellum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA