Glyphodes perelegans

Glyphodes perelegans is a moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1898. It is native to South America, where it is found in the Andes Mountains of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. It has been introduced to Hawaii to control banana poka (Passiflora tarminiana).

Glyphodes perelegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Glyphodes
Species:	G. perelegans
Binomial name
Glyphodes perelegans (Hampson, 1898)
Synonyms
Pyrausta perelegans Hampson, 1898

The wingspan is about 40 mm for females and 30 mm for males. The pupa is light brown and about 10 mm long. Pupation lasts about 21 days in the summer and 31 days in the winter.

External links

• Host Suitability Studies of the Moth, Pyrausta perelegans Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), as a Control Agent of the Forest Weed Banana Poka, Passiflora mollissima (HBK) Bailey, in Hawaii