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Metephestia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Metephestia simplicula, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881. It is known from Colombia, southern Florida, Puerto Rico and the West Indies. There are several generations per year. The larvae feed on Indigofera species, including I. hirsuta, I. suffruticosa and I. tinctoria. Young larvae feed on unexpanded leaflets. Later, it ties together several leaflets with silk. They feed on the leaflets and bore into the petiolules of their host plant from within this shelter.

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  • Metephestia (en)
  • Metephestia simplicula (nl)
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  • Metephestia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Metephestia simplicula, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881. It is known from Colombia, southern Florida, Puerto Rico and the West Indies. There are several generations per year. The larvae feed on Indigofera species, including I. hirsuta, I. suffruticosa and I. tinctoria. Young larvae feed on unexpanded leaflets. Later, it ties together several leaflets with silk. They feed on the leaflets and bore into the petiolules of their host plant from within this shelter. (en)
  • Metephestia simplicula is een vlinder uit de familie van de snuitmotten (Pyralidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1881 door Zeller. (nl)
  • Metephestia simplicula är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Philipp Christoph Zeller 1881. Metephestia simplicula ingår i släktet Metephestia och familjen mott. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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  • Hampson in Ragonot, 1901 (en)
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  • Metephestia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Metephestia simplicula, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881. It is known from Colombia, southern Florida, Puerto Rico and the West Indies. There are several generations per year. The larvae feed on Indigofera species, including I. hirsuta, I. suffruticosa and I. tinctoria. Young larvae feed on unexpanded leaflets. Later, it ties together several leaflets with silk. They feed on the leaflets and bore into the petiolules of their host plant from within this shelter. (en)
  • Metephestia simplicula is een vlinder uit de familie van de snuitmotten (Pyralidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1881 door Zeller. (nl)
  • Metephestia simplicula är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Philipp Christoph Zeller 1881. Metephestia simplicula ingår i släktet Metephestia och familjen mott. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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