Caudellia apyrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Caudellia |
Species: | C. apyrella |
Binomial name | |
Caudellia apyrella Dyar, 1904 | |
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Caudellia apyrella, the crescent-winged caudellia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Caudellia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904 in honor of his colleague Andrew Nelson Caudell. It is found in North America.
The larvae feed on Cuscuta compacta and Cuscuta gronovii.
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- "800235 – 6012 – Caudellia apyrella – Crescent-winged Caudellia Moth – Dyar, 1904" at the Moth Photographers Group of Mississippi State University
- Descriptions of and Notes on Larval Habits of Four Immature Phycitines in the Southeastern United States (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Caudellia apyrella |
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