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Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863)

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Amyelois (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1863)
Citation:Nephopteryx [sic] transitella
Original genus:Nephopterix
Publication:Walker F. 1863b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVII.– Crambites & Tortricites.
Journal:—
Volume:27
Issue:
Pagination:54
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38947600
Name(English):Navel orange worm
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. United States of America United States [of America].
Distribution note:

Nearctic: U.S.A.; Neotropical: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Mexico. Accidentally introduced in South Africa.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863) South Africa Northern Cape Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 415 (introduced)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863) Cassia grandis Fabaceae Guyana Dyar H. G. 1917b. Seven new crambids from British Guiana (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). page 91 (for cassiae)
Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863) Pistacia vera Anacardiaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 415
Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 416
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Amyelois cassiae (Dyar, 1917) (Dyar, 1917) species Synonym Emporia cassiae
Amyelois duplipunctella (Ragonot, 1887) (Ragonot, 1887) species Synonym Myelois duplipunctella
Amyelois notatalis (Walker, 1863) (Walker, 1863) species Synonym Nephopterix notatalis
Amyelois solitella (Zeller, 1881) (Zeller, 1881) species Synonym Myelois solitella
Amyelois venipars (Dyar, 1914) (Dyar, 1914) species Synonym Myelois venipars