Baphala eremiella

Baphala eremiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Baphala
Species:
B. eremiella
Binomial name
Baphala eremiella
(Dyar, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Laetilia eremiella Dyar, 1910

Baphala eremiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910, and is found in the US state of California.

The larvae feed on scale insects.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly listed as a synonym of Baphala pallida.

References

  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ^ Baphala - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives


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