Homoeosoma electellum
| American sunflower moth | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Homoeosoma |
| Species: | H. electellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Homoeosoma electellum | |
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Homoeosoma electellum, the American sunflower moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to North America but also found in South America. Its larvae eat the flowers and developing seeds of many asters, including echinacea.
The larvae are a pest of canola and sunflowers. Other recorded food plants include cotton and oranges.
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