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Baphala homoeosomella

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Species of moth

Baphala homoeosomella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Baphala
Species: B. homoeosomella
Binomial name
Baphala homoeosomella
(Zeller, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera homoeosomella Zeller, 1881
  • Vitula bodkini Dyar, 1913
  • Vitula rusto Dyar, 1914
  • Vitula taboga Dyar, 1914
  • Vitula saisseliae Dyar, 1929

Baphala homoeosomella is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881, and is found in Cuba, the Virgin Islands, Panama, Guyana, Colombia and Brazil.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.

The larvae feed on scale insects of the Saissetia, Ceroplastes and Toumayella genera.

References

  1. Bulletin - United States National Museum
  2. Baphala - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives
Taxon identifiers
Baphala homoeosomella


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