Cryptoblabes adoceta

Cryptoblabes adoceta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cryptoblabes
Species: C. adoceta
Binomial name
Cryptoblabes adoceta
Turner, 1904[1]

Cryptoblabes adoceta, the sorghum head moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904.[1] It is found in the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are dark brown, with a white band across each forewing.[2]

The larvae feed on Sorghum bicolor. They feed from within the seed heads of their host plant.

References

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Australian Insects


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