Aphomia cephalonica, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Aphomia cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
MOTH INFO
Aphomia cephalonica is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Aphomia cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
Melissoblaptes cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
Melissoblaptes oeconomellus (Mann, 1872)
Corcyra translineella (Hampson, 1901)
Tineopsis theobromae (Dyar, 1913)
Anerastia lineata (Legrand, 1965)
Common name
Rice Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Tribus: Tirathabini > Genus: Aphomia
Wingspan
15-22 mm
Habitat
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Food plant
The larvae feed on dry plantstuffs such as seeds, including cereals (e.g. rice). Other recorded foods are flour and dried fruits.
Flight Period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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