Monoptilota

Monoptilota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Genus: Monoptilota
Hulst, 1900[1][2]
Species:
M. pergratialis
Binomial name
Monoptilota pergratialis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx pergratialis Hulst, 1886
  • Monoptilota nubilella Hulst, 1900
  • Nephopteryx grotella Ragonot, 1887

Monoptilota is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. It contains only one species, the lima-bean vine borer moth (Monoptilota pergratialis),[1] which is found in the central and south-eastern parts of the United States.[3]

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. There are three generations per year in North Carolina.

The larvae have been recorded on Phaseolus lunatus, snap bean, Vigna unguiculata and Dahlia species. Larvae can be found from May to October.

  1. ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "800522.00 – 5736 – Monoptilota pergratialis – Lima-bean Vine Borer Moth – (Hulst, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Limabean Vine Borer". Ipm.ncsu.edu. Retrieved October 7, 2011.