Caudellia apyrella
| 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[1][2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Crescent-winged Caudellia Moth (Caudellia apyrella) is a species of snout moth in the genus Caudellia, described by Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr. in 1904 in honor of his colleague Andrew Nelson Caudell.[1] It is found in North America.
The larvae feed on Cuscuta compacta and Cuscuta gronovii.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Descriptions of and Notes on Larval Habits of Four Immature Phycitines in the Southeastern United States (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)