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Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Apatetrinae (subfamily)/  Pexicopiini (tribe)/  Sitotroga (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Olivier, 1789)
Citation:Alucita cerealella. Nob.
Original genus:Alucita
Publication:Olivier G. A. 1789. Encyclopédie Méthodique de l'Entomologie. 4. Insectes.
Journal:—
Volume:4
Issue:
Pagination:121
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25360345
Name(English):French grain moth
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Sitotroga cerealella (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) unknown Not stated. Europe S, "midi de l'Europe".
Distribution note:

Native to Australia. Virtually global pest in temperate and tropical countries, translocated via grain shipments (M. D. Picker & Ch. Griffiths 2011: 122).

Picker M. D. & Griffiths Ch. 2011. Alien & invasive animals. A South African perspective.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Oryza sativa Poaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 103
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Sorghum sp. Poaceae Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 108
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Undefined Grasses Undefined Olivier G. A. 1789. Encyclopédie Méthodique de l'Entomologie. 4. Insectes. page 121
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Vigna sp. Fabaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 44
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Zea mays Poaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 44
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Zea mays Poaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 103
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Sitotroga aenictopa (Meyrick, 1927) (Meyrick, 1927) species Synonym Syngenomictis aenictopa
Sitotroga arctella (Walker, 1864) (Walker, 1864) species Synonym Gelechia arctella
Sitotroga coarctatella (Zeller, 1877) (Zeller, 1877) species Synonym Gelechia coarctatella
Sitotroga coarctella Gaede, 1935 Gaede, 1935 species Misapplied Sitotroga coarctella
Sitotroga hordei (Kirby, 1815) (Kirby, 1815) species Synonym Tinea hordei
Sitotroga melanarthra (Lower, 1900) (Lower, 1900) species Synonym Gelechia melanarthra
Sitotroga ochrescens (Meyrick, 1938) (Meyrick, 1938) species Synonym Aristotelia ochrescens
Sitotroga palearis (Meyrick, 1913) (Meyrick, 1913) species Synonym Epithectis palearis