🦋Indianmeal moth
La palomilla bandeada (Plodia interpunctella), también conocida como palomilla momito moll, polilla India de la harina y polilla de la fruta seca, es una especie de lepidóptero ditrisio de la familia Pyralidae. Es la única especie conocida del género Plodia. Es originaria de Europa o Sudamérica, según otros, y ahora está extendida por todo el mundo. Ataca a los alimentos almacenados y se la puede encontrar sobre todo en frutos secos como nueces o almendras, aunque también se alimenta de chocolate y a veces de cereales. Tiene varias generaciones al año.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Plodia interpunctella yet.
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderLepidoptera
- ›familyPyralidae
- ›genusPlodia
- ›speciesPlodia interpunctella
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- subfamilyPhycitinae
- genusPlodia
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- superorderAmphiesmenoptera
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- suborderGlossata
- familyPyralidae
- subfamilyPhycitinae
- genusPlodia
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