Goya ovaliger is a species of snout moth, family Pyralidae. It was described by André Blanchard in 1975 and is known from the US state of Texas.[1][3] It is similar to Goya stictella.[4]

Goya ovaliger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Goya
Species:
G. ovaliger
Binomial name
Goya ovaliger
(A. Blanchard, 1975)[1]
Synonyms
  • Atopothoures ovaliger Blanchard, 1975[2]

The wingspan is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) in males and 18–20.5 mm (0.71–0.81 in) in females.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "800693 – 6074 – Goya ovaliger – (Blanchard, 1975)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Blanchard, André (1975). "A new phycitine genus and species (Pyraloidea)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 29: 95–97.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Goya Ragonot, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ Blanchard, André (1975). "Atopothoures A. Blanchard a synonym of Goya Ragonot" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 32: 55–56.