Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Homoeosoma | |
Homoeosoma ephestidiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in India, as well as on the Malay Archipelago, Fiji, the Pacific Islands east of Samoa and American Samoa itself.
The larvae feed on Ageratum conyzoides. They feed in the flower heads of their host plant.
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