Cryptoblabes ephestialis
Appearance
Cryptoblabes ephestialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Cryptoblabes |
Species: | C. ephestialis
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Binomial name | |
Cryptoblabes ephestialis Hampson, 1903
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Cryptoblabes ephestialis is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by George Hampson in 1903.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2] The caterpillar is a pest on Ricinus communis. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Cryptoblabes ephestialis Hampson, 1903". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.