Condylorrhiza vestigialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Condylorrhiza
Species:
C. vestigialis
Binomial name
Condylorrhiza vestigialis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botyodes vestigalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys tritealis Walker, 1859
  • Botys mestoralis Walker, 1859
  • Agathodes syleptalis Strand, 1920
  • Botys illutalis Guenée, 1854
  • Eudioptis oratalis Hulst, 1886

Condylorrhiza vestigialis, the Brazilian poplar moth or Alamo moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North and South America.

Food plants

The larvae feed on the Populus species.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Dal Pogetto, Mário Henrique Ferreira do Amaral & Wilcken, Carlos Frederico (2012). "The effect of Beauveria bassiana on Brazilian Poplar Moth Condylorrhiza vestigalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Journal of Plant Protection Research. 52 (1): 1-14.
  • Guenée 1854. in Boisduval & Guenée, Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères 8: 321
  • Savela, Markku. "Condylorrhiza vestigialis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2018.


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