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» Pyraloidea Larvae Key Couplet 21
KEY TO SELECTED PYRALOIDEA (LEPIDOPTERA) | ||
LARVAE INTERCEPTED AT U. S. PORTS OF ENTRY | ||
Couplet 21 | ||
| Head with only 4 distinct ocelli (ocelli I and II fused and ocellus VI usually missing) (Fig. 47); A9 with one subventral seta (Fig. 48) .............................................................................................................................Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus Distribution: nearly cosmopolitan, does not occcur in Hawaii Hosts: 2006: Allium sp., Alpinia purpurata, foodstuffs, Musa sp., Narcissus tazetta, packing, Triticum sp. pre-1998: dried vegetable products Note: the packing is usually associated with polished monuments, marble blocks, and tiles in wood crates |  | |
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| Head with 6 ocelli (Fig. 49); A9 with two subventral setae (Fig.50) ..........................................................................................................................Aglossa caprealis (H?bner) Distribution: Nearly cosmopolitan, does not occur in Hawaii Hosts: 2006: Allium sativum, Momordica sp. pre-1998: damp grain and rotting vegetable matter, Nephelium lappaceum, packing in crates, Persea americana |  | |
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