OCCURRENCE OF Hypsipyla ferrealis Hampson (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) IN ANDIROBA IN THE STATE OF ACRE

Relata-se a ocorr\ueancia de Hypsipyla ferrealis Hampson no Estado do Acre, infestando sementes de andirobeiras, oriundas do munic\uedpio de Senador Guiomard - AC. No Laborat\uf3rio de Entomologia da Embrapa Acre, as sementes foram depositadas em bandejas pl\ue1sticas contendo areia umedecida e acondicionadas no interior de uma gaiola telada. Diariamente, a gaiola foi inspecionada \ue0 procura de insetos emergidos, os quais foram identificados como Hypsipyla ferrealis, lepid\uf3ptero comumente associado infestando sementes de andirobeira. Este \ue9 o primeiro registro desta esp\ue9cie ocorrendo em sementes de andirobeira no estado do Acre.The occurrence of Hypsipyla ferrealis Hampson was reported in the state of Acre, Brazil, infesting andiroba Retirar as palavras \u201cthe county of\u201d da frase, pois municipality \ue9 sin\uf4nimo de county, ou seja, est\ue1 em duplicidade no texto esta informa\ue7\ue3o in plastic trays containing moistened sand and placed into a net cage at Embrapa Entomology Laboratory in Acre state. The cage was daily inspected in order to find emerged insects which were identified as Hypsipyla ferrealis, a lepidopteran commonly associated as an andiroba seed pest. This is the first record of this species occurring in andiroba seeds in Acre state