Rumatha polingella

Rumatha polingella is a species of snout moth in the genus Rumatha. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It is found in North America, including California, Texas and southern Arizona.

Rumatha polingella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Rumatha
Species:
R. polingella
Binomial name
Rumatha polingella
(Dyar, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zophodia polingella Dyar, 1906

The wingspan is 23–34 mm for males and 26–35 mm for females. The palpi, head, thorax, forewings and abdomen are dark fuscous, dusted with white and there is a scattering of pinkish scales among the white scales on the costal area. The hindwings are white and semihyaline.[2]

The larvae feed on Cylindropuntia species, including Cylindropuntia leptocaulis. They are solitary feeders within the stems of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. The Cactus-Feeding Phycitinae
  3. Potential and risks of biological control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America


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