Monoptilota

Monoptilota is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. It contains only one species, the lima-bean vine borer moth (Monoptilota pergratialis),^[1] which is found in the central and south-eastern parts of the United States.^[3]

Monoptilota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Subfamily:	Phycitinae
Genus:	Monoptilota Hulst, 1900[1][2]
Species:	M. pergratialis
Binomial name
Monoptilota pergratialis (Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
Nephopteryx pergratialis Hulst, 1886 Monoptilota nubilella Hulst, 1900 Nephopteryx grotella Ragonot, 1887

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. There are three generations per year in North Carolina.

The larvae have been recorded on Phaseolus lunatus, snap bean, Vigna unguiculata and Dahlia species. Larvae can be found from May to October.