Eucampyla

Eucampyla is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Eucampyla etheiella, is known from Micronesia, the Society Islands and Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882.

Eucampyla
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Eucampyla
Meyrick, 1882
Species:
E. etheiella
Binomial name
Eucampyla etheiella
Meyrick, 1882
Synonyms
  • Homoeosoma inexplorata Meyrick, 1929

The larvae feed on Chromolaena odorata. They attack both young flower buds and mature leaves.

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