Euzopherodes vapidella

TaxID: 3442987

Basic Information

Euzopherodes vapidella

Phycide de Mann, Yam Moth

Euzopherodes vapidella, the yam moth or citrus stub moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzopherodes. It was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1857. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Balkan Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and western Africa. Adults are fruit piercers and are considered a pest on Citrus species. The larvae feed on Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Pyralidae

Euzopherodes

vapidella

nan

Photos (4 photos)

Euzopherodes vapidella
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(c) unknown@CC0
Euzopherodes vapidella
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(c) Arno Beidts@BY-NC
Euzopherodes vapidella
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(c) paulhopkinswildlife@BY-NC
Euzopherodes vapidella
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(c) John Lyden@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (1 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Citrus Host

Quarantine Status (4 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Greece Quarantine pests —
Jordan A2 list 2013
Morocco Quarantine pest 2018
Uruguay Absent —

Distribution (8 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Austria Present —
Switzerland Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Egypt Present —
Spain Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Israel Present —
Portugal Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (13 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
PYRCR412-12 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 658 Greece 2000-05-08 -
PYRCR254-12 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 658 Greece 2000-05-25 35.3839, 24.9541
LPALE3429-23 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 653 Greece 2019-05-09 37.849, 21.107
LEPWP4782-25 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 588 Cyprus 2025-03-29 35.3225, 33.2275
LEPWP3129-24 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 658 Cyprus 2024-06-01 33.108, 35.335
LEPWP3019-24 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 658 Cyprus 2024-06-04 35.331, 34.068
LEASW1629-20 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 658 Greece 2020-09-12 36.906, 22.275
LEASW1627-20 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 658 Greece 2020-09-12 36.906, 22.275
LEASW1274-20 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 570 Greece 2020-09-12 36.906, 22.275
BSNTN277-23 BOLD:ACA9351 COI-5P 658 Greece 2022-09-10 35.181, 24.401
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