Caudellia apyrella

Caudellia apyrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Caudellia
Species:	C. apyrella
Binomial name
Caudellia apyrella Dyar, 1904[1][2]
Synonyms
Caudellia albovittella Dyar 1904

Caudellia apyrella, the crescent-winged caudellia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Caudellia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904 in honor of his colleague Andrew Nelson Caudell.[1] It is found in North America.

The larvae feed on Cuscuta compacta and Cuscuta gronovii.[3]

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
2. "800235 – 6012 – Caudellia apyrella – Crescent-winged Caudellia Moth – Dyar, 1904" at the Moth Photographers Group of Mississippi State University
3. Descriptions of and Notes on Larval Habits of Four Immature Phycitines in the Southeastern United States (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)