Cryptoblabes angustipennella

(Cryptoblabes angustipennella)

Description

Cryptoblabes angustipennella, the earhead caterpillar, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The caterpillar is a pest of Eleusine coracana.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pyralidae

Genus:Cryptoblabes

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