Cryptoblabes angustipennella explained
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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Studies on the earhead caterpillar, Cryptoblabes angustipennella Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyrlidae) on finger millet (Eleusine coracana Caertn.) and its management . Indian Agricultural Research Institute. 28 March 2018.
- Web site: Species Details: Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 2018.
- Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . Academia.