Anypsipyla
Genus of moths
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Anypsipyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Its only species, Anypsipyla univitella, was described by the same author in the same year.[1] It is found in Central America (including Panama,[2] Costa Rica and Guatemala), South America (Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador) and has also been recorded from Cuba, Mexico,[3] Jamaica[4] and Florida[5] in the southern United States.[6]
| Anypsipyla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Anypsipyla Dyar, 1914[1] |
| Species: | A. univitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Anypsipyla univitella Dyar, 1914 | |
The larvae feed on Samanea saman. They damage the seeds and pods of their host plant.[7]
