Cryptoblabes angustipennella

Cryptoblabes angustipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cryptoblabes
Species: C. angustipennella
Binomial name
Cryptoblabes angustipennella
Ragonot, 1888

Cryptoblabes angustipennella, the earhead caterpillar,[1] is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888.[2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3] The caterpillar is a pest of Eleusine coracana.

References

  1. "Studies on the earhead caterpillar, Cryptoblabes angustipennella Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyrlidae) on finger millet (Eleusine coracana Caertn. [sic]) and its management". Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.


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