Cryptoblabes adoceta

Cryptoblabes adoceta, the sorghum head moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904.[1] It is found in the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.

Cryptoblabes adoceta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Cryptoblabes
Species:
C. adoceta
Binomial name
Cryptoblabes adoceta
Turner, 1904[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are dark brown, with a white band across each forewing.[2]

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

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Australian Insects


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