Euzophera bigella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Euzophera bigella (Zeller, 1848)
MOTH INFO
Euzophera bigella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Euzophera bigella (Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
Ephestia bigella Zeller, 1848
Euzophera egeriella Millière, 1869
Euzophera bisinuella Ragonot, 1887
Common name
Quince moth
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Euzophera
Wingspan
15-20 mm
Habitat
Orchards, gardens.
Food plant
The polyphagous larva feeds on the wood and fruits of various trees, i.e. quince, apple, pear, plum, apricot, walnut, pomegranate, etc. Although E. bigella is not considered a pest of olive trees, in the summer of 2011, the quince moth was recorded for the first time infesting olive trees in several orchards in the rural area of the Municipality of Amphipolis in the Region of Central Macedonia (Simoglou et al., 2012).
Flight period
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