Macalla zelleri

Macalla zelleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Macalla
Species:
M. zelleri
Binomial name
Macalla zelleri
(Grote, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Mochlocera zelleri Grote, 1876
  • Pococera zelleri

Macalla zelleri, or Zeller's epipaschia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Macalla. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found from Ontario and New Jersey to Florida and west to Arizona and Minnesota.[1]

The larvae feed on Rhus radicans. They have a yellow body and light red head with pale freckles.

References

  1. ^ Bug Guide


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