Promylea lunigerella Ragonot
- Latin name: Promylea lunigerella Ragonot
- French name:
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Pyralidae
Description
Distribution
British Columbia
Micro-habitat(s)
Needle
Damage, symptoms and biology
Promylea lunigerella is a common innocuous solitary defoliator.Mature larva up to 20 mm long. Head, light green with dark mottle. Body, green, dorsum yellowish green; broad yellow subspiracular stripe.
This species appears to overwinter in the egg stage. Larvae are present from May to mid-June; pupation occurs from June to July and adults emerge from July to early August.
Canadian Forest Service Publications
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Diet and feeding behaviour
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Phyllophagous
: Feeds on the leaves of plants.
- Free-living defoliator: Feeds on and moves about freely on foliage.
Information on host(s)
The principal host of Promylea lunigerella is grand fir; it also occurs on amabilis fir.
Main host(s)
Amabilis fir, grand fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, western hemlock
Secondary host(s)
Photos
Dion Manastyrski Centre de foresterie du Pacifique, Victoria (Colombie-Britannique) / Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, British Columbia
Dion Manastyrski Centre de foresterie du Pacifique, Victoria (Colombie-Britannique) / Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, British Columbia
Dion Manastyrski Centre de foresterie du Pacifique, Victoria (Colombie-Britannique) / Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, British Columbia