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Rice moth
The rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica) is a moth of the family Pyralidae. This small moth can become a significant pest. Its caterpillars feed on dry plantstuffs such as seeds, including cereals (e.g. rice). Other recorded[1] foods are flour and dried fruits. SynonymsOther scientific names, now invalid, for the rice moth are:[2]
When describing his T. theobromae in 1913, Dyar established the genus Tineopsis. He overlooked, however, that this had already been proposed by Cajetan Freiherr von Felder for a (presumed) arctiid moth in 1861. Nonwithstanding that Felder's species is somewhat dubious and has not been identified in recent lists, Dyar's Tineopsis is a junior homonym and thus invalid in any case.[2] The species of the genus Corcyra have recently been considered members of the genus Aphomia by some researchers.[3][4] See alsoFootnotes
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