TL: USA, California, San Miguel

MU

16-24 mm

FU

Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    English (US)Buckwheat Borer
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsparagaceaePolygonatumKing Solomon's-seal
    PolygonaceaeEriogonumWild buckwheat
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Pyrrhotaenia achillaeEdwards, 1881
    Pyrrhotaenia eremocarpiEdwards, 1881
    Pyrrhotaenia fragariaeEdwards, 1881
    Pyrrhotaenia helianthiEdwards, 1881
    Pyrrhotaenia maediiEdwards, 1881
    Pyrrhotaenia polygoniEdwards, 1881
    Aegeria praestansEdwards, 1882
    Pyrrhotaenia behrensiiEdwards, 1882
    Pyrrhotaenia animosaEdwards, 1883
    Pyrrhotaenia eldaEdwards, 1885
    Sesia semipraestansCockerell, 1908
    Pyrrhotaenia achillaeaeDalla Torre & Strand, 1925
    Synanthedon maediiEichlin, 1995

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