Homoeosoma ephestidiella

Homoeosoma ephestidiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Homoeosoma
Species:	H. ephestidiella
Binomial name
Homoeosoma ephestidiella Hampson, 1896

Homoeosoma ephestidiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in India,[1] as well as on the Malay Archipelago, Fiji, the Pacific islands east of Samoa and American Samoa itself.[2]

The larvae feed on Ageratum conyzoides. They feed in the flower heads of their host plant.[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Homoeosoma ephestidiella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
2. Lepidoptera of American Samoa with particular reference to biology and ecology
3. Some Injurious Insects in Samoa Which Do Not Occur in the Hawaiian Islands