Cryptoblabes adoceta explained

Cryptoblabes adoceta, the sorghum head moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904 and is found in the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Sorghum bicolor, feeding from within the seed heads of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/adoceta.html Australian Insects