Baphala eremiella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Baphala |
Species: | B. eremiella
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Binomial name | |
Baphala eremiella | |
Synonyms | |
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Baphala eremiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910, and is found in the US state of California.
The larvae feed on scale insects.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was formerly listed as a synonym of Baphala pallida.
References
[edit]- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Baphala - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives