Cryptoblabes adoceta
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| Cryptoblabes adoceta | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblabes |
| Species: | C. adoceta
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblabes adoceta | |
Cryptoblabes adoceta, the sorghum head moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904[1] and is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland in Australia and in Hawaii (Maui).[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Sorghum bicolor, feeding from within the seed heads of their host plant.
References
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- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384733834_New_records_of_introduced_Lepidoptera_in_the_Hawaiian_Islands_for_the_year_2022#fullTextFileContent New records of introduced Lepidoptera in the Hawaiian Islands
- ^ Australian Insects
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