Cryptoblabes angustipennella, the earhead caterpillar,[1] is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888.[2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3] The caterpillar is a pest of Eleusine coracana.
Cryptoblabes angustipennella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Cryptoblabes |
Species: | C. angustipennella |
Binomial name | |
Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888 | |
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