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KEY TO SELECTED PYRALOIDEA (LEPIDOPTERA)
LARVAE INTERCEPTED AT U. S. PORTS OF ENTRY
Couplet 26
Sclerotized ring around seta SD1 on A1 and A8 not complete (Fig. 56); spiracular peritreme thicker on caudal margin (Fig. 56); pinacula of setae D1 and D2 on abdominal segments not pigmented (Fig. 56)

..................................................................................................................Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton)


Distribution: cosmopolitan

Hosts: 2006: Anacardium occidentale, Arachis sp., Bertholletia sp., Brassica sp., Cucurbita sp., Guazuma ulmifolia, Lens sp., Oryza sp., Oryza sativa, Phaseolus sp., Phaseolus vulgaris, Prunus americana, Sorghum bicolor, Theobroma cacao, Triticum sp., Vicia sp.

pre-1998: Abelmoschus esculentus, Acacia sp., cacao, Cassia sp., coffee, Cola sp., Cuminum sp., Inga sp., Sesamum orientale, Sorghum sp., stored vegetable products
Sclerotized rings around seta SD1 on A1 and A8 complete (Fig. 57); spiracular peritremes of uniform thickness (Fig. 57); pinacula of setae D1 and D2 on abdominal segments pigmented (Fig. 57)
............................................................................................................................Paralipsa gularis (Zeller)


Distribution: nearly cosmopolitan, adventive in Hawaii

Hosts: 2006: Ananas sp., Arctium lappa, Capsicum annuum, Cucurbita sp., Dimocarpus longan, Garcinia mangotana, Lansium domesticum, Nephelium lappaceum, Phoenix sp., Phoenix dactylifera, Punica granatum, Rhododendron sp., Solanum sp., Solanum melongena, Solanum tuberosum, Triticum aestivum, Zea mays

pre-1998: Ananas comosus, Areca catechu, Bambusa sp., Calophyllum antillanum (brasiliense), Cassia sp., Castanea sp., Ceratonia siliqua, dunnage, Elasis sp., Oncidium sp., papyrus, Stirlingia sp., stored vegetable products
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