Amyelois transitella
Encyclopedia
The Navel Orangeworm is a moth
of the Pyralidae
family. It is native to the south-western United States
and Mexico
and was first described from Arizona
in 1899.
The wingspan
is 9.7 to 10.9 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of March to the end of October in California.
The larvae are considered a commercial pest of a number of crops, including Juglans regia, Ficus carica, Prunus dulcis and Pistacia vera.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pyralidae
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
family. It is native to the south-western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and was first described from Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
in 1899.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 9.7 to 10.9 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of March to the end of October in California.
The larvae are considered a commercial pest of a number of crops, including Juglans regia, Ficus carica, Prunus dulcis and Pistacia vera.