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title: "American Sunflower Moth"
description: "Homoeosoma electella — Insekten & Spinnen. Homoeosoma electellum, the American sunflower moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/american-sunflower-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Sunflower Moth

> Homoeosoma electella — Insekten & Spinnen. Homoeosoma electellum, the American sunflower moth, is a species of moth of the  family Pyralidae.

- Scientific name: *Homoeosoma electella*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8113
- Wikidata: [Q5891188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891188)
- iNaturalist taxon: [343382](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/343382)

## Names

- en: American Sunflower Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (2455), CA (13), MX (7)

## Summary

Homoeosoma electellum, the American sunflower moth, is a species of moth of the  family Pyralidae. It is native to North America but also found in South America. Its larvae eat the flowers and developing seeds of many asters, including echinacea.
The wingspan is 18–20 mm.
The larvae are a pest of canola and sunflowers. Other recorded food plants include cotton and oranges.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoeosoma_electellum

## Photo

![American Sunflower Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-sunflower-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277222706

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-sunflower-moth?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).