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Genus of moths
Anypsipyla is a
monotypic
snout moth genus described by
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Its only species, Anypsipyla univitella, was described by the same author in the same year.
[1] It is found in
Central America (including
Panama,
[2]
Costa Rica and
Guatemala), South America (
Venezuela,
Brazil,
Peru and
Ecuador) and has also been recorded from
Cuba,
Mexico,
[3]
Jamaica
[4] and
Florida
[5] in the southern United States.
[6]
The larvae feed on
Samanea saman. They damage the seeds and pods of their host plant.
[7]
References
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b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011).
"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
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^ Savela, Markku.
"Anypsipyla univitella Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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^ Heinrich, Carl (1956).
"Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.
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^ Barnes, Matthew J. C. (2002).
"Anypsipyla univitella". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
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"Introduction to the Behavioral Ecology of Immigration". Florida Entomologist. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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"800199.00 – 5705.1 – Anypsipyla univitella – Dyar, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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"Samanea saman (rain tree)" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2011.