Euzopherodes vapidella, the yam moth or citrus stub moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes.[1] It was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1857. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily,[2] Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and western Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Euzopherodes |
| Species: | E. vapidella
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| Euzopherodes vapidella (J. J. Mann, 1857)
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Adults are fruit piercers and are considered a pest on Citrus species.
The larvae feed on Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis.
References
edit- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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