Anypsipyla Explained

Anypsipyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Its only species, Anypsipyla univitella, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Central America (including Panama,^[1] Costa Rica and Guatemala), South America (Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador) and has also been recorded from Cuba, Mexico,^[2] Jamaica^[3] and Florida^[4] in the southern United States.^[5]

The larvae feed on Samanea saman. They damage the seeds and pods of their host plant.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Anypsipyla univitella Dyar, 1914 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 30, 2018.
2. Heinrich . Carl . 1956 . Checklist of American Phycitinae . Bulletin of the United States National Museum . 207 . 316–329 . Internet Archive.
3. Web site: Barnes . Matthew J. C. . 2002 . Anypsipyla univitella . Moths of Jamaica . October 7, 2011.
4. Introduction to the Behavioral Ecology of Immigration . Florida Entomologist . November 30, 2018.
5. Web site: 800199.00 – 5705.1 – Anypsipyla univitella – Dyar, 1914 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 30, 2018.
6. Web site: Samanea saman (rain tree) . PDF . October 7, 2011.