Euzophera magnolialis, the magnolia root borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1964. It is found in the southern United States.
| Euzophera magnolialis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Euzophera |
| Species: | E. magnolialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euzophera magnolialis Capps, 1964
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The larvae feed on Magnolia grandiflora.[2] The larvae bore the roots of their host plant.
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