Solis, M. Alma and Neunzig, H. H. 2017. "A New Phycitine Genus and Species of a Pourouma-Feeding Moth (Lepiddoptera: Pyralidae) from Panama." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 119, (3) 464–470. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.119.3.464.
A study of insects associated with the guarumode pava tree, Pourouma bicolor Martius (Urticaceae), in Panama resulted in the discovery of a new phycitine moth genus and species, Vorapourouma basseti, new genus, new species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), described herein. The immatures were collected by beating vegetation using the Fort Sherman Canopy Crane in Panama, and subsequently reared in the laboratory. Although a number of Lepidoptera have been recorded to feed on Pourouma, this is the first pyraloid recorded from this host plant.
