Cryptoblabes angustipennella

Cryptoblabes angustipennella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Cryptoblabes
Species:	C. angustipennella
Binomial name
Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888

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.

References

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