Biology:Cryptoblabes adoceta

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Short description: Species of moth

Cryptoblabes adoceta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[2]

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5190814 entry