Metephestia Explained

Metephestia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Metephestia simplicula, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881.[1] It is known from Colombia, southern Florida,[2] Puerto Rico and the West Indies.

There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Indigofera species, including I. hirsuta, I. suffruticosa and I. tinctoria. Young larvae feed on unexpanded leaflets.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2011-09-29.
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5993 Moth Photographers Group
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=O_zLgD24g54C&pg=PA56 Systematics of immature phycitines (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

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