Promalactis suzukiella

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Promalactis suzukiella
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Suzuki's promalactis moth in Woodbridge, Virginia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Promalactis
Species:
P. suzukiella
Binomial name
Promalactis suzukiella
(Matsumura, 1931) [1]
Synonyms
  • Borkhausenia suzukiellaMatsumura, 1931

Promalactis suzukiella, Suzuki's promalactis moth, is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is native to Korea, Japan and Taiwan, but is an introduced species in the United States. It was originally recorded from the mid-Atlantic states in the early 2000s and by 2020 had expanded its range to encompass Texas and most of the states east of the Mississippi, with the exception of Florida, northern New England and Michigan. [2] [3]

The length of the forewing is 4.5–7 mm. Adults are on wing from March to late September, indicating at least two and possibly more generations per year.

The larvae feed under the bark of rotting logs of Prunus virginiana , Quercus species and Prunus persica .

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References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Redescription and Immature Stages of Promalactis suzukiella (Matsumura) (Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), A New Introduction into the United States
  3. ↑ "Species Promalactis suzukiella - Suzuki's Promalactis Moth - Hodges#1047.1 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2020-05-12.


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