Meroptera cviatella

Meroptera cviatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Meroptera
Species:	M. cviatella
Binomial name
	Meroptera cviatella; Dyar, 1905

Meroptera cviatella, the poplar bud borer moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Meroptera. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905 and is known from North America, including Illinois, Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma and Quebec.^[2]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The basal space, costa and inner margin of the wing are broadly bright reddish brown, while the center beyond the base is purplish gray.^[3]

The larvae feed on the buds of Populus species.

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Vol. 7. Entomological Society of Washington. February 9, 1905. pp. 34–35. LCCN 08018808. OCLC 1568029. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Vol. 7. Entomological Society of Washington. February 9, 1905. pp. 34–35. LCCN 08018808. OCLC 1568029. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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