Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Phycitinae | |
Similar Mussidia, Butterflies and moths, Almond moth, Pyralidae | ||
Mussidia pectinicornella is a species of snout moth in the genus Mussidia. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia from Bhutan to New Guinea, in Australia and Fidji, Taiwan, Japan, southern Europe and in La Réunion.
Known foodplant of this species are citrus fruits, Rutaceae, (Citrus grandis, Citrus sp., Citrus limon) and Sapotaceae (Manilkara zapota).
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