Cryptoblabes
| Cryptoblabes | |
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| Honeydew moth (C. gnidiella) specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Tribe: | Cryptoblabini |
| Genus: | Cryptoblabes Zeller, 1848[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ancylosis rutilella Zeller, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptoblabes is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are the type genus of the Cryptoblabini tribe of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae. At least one representative of this genus nowadays occurs in many parts of the world, though this is the result of accidental introductions by humans; most species of Cryptoblabes are fairly restricted in range.[3]
Cryptoblabes species can be hard to tell apart from related moths in the field. The lack of forewing vein 7 but no other (though veins 4 and 5 may appear as one proximally) is characteristic at least in some species. The caterpillars are found on a wide range of flowering plants where they eat living overground parts (and sometimes dead leaves); some are highly polyphagous and may occasionally become pests on such diverse crops as Citrus, mango (Mangifera indica), apple guava (Psidium guajava), Tamarindus and common wheat (Triticum aestivum).[3]
Selected species
Species of Cryptoblabes include:[3]
- Cryptoblabes adoceta Turner, 1904
- Cryptoblabes albocostalis (Lucas, 1892)
- Cryptoblabes alphitias Turner, 1913
- Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888
- Cryptoblabes bistriga (Haworth, 1811)
- Cryptoblabes ephestialis Hampson, 1903
- Cryptoblabes euraphella (Meyrick, 1879)
- Cryptoblabes ferrealis Lower, 1902 (tentatively placed here)
- Cryptoblabes gnidiella – honeydew moth, Christmasberry moth
- Cryptoblabes hemigypsa Turner, 1913
- Cryptoblabes myosticta (Hampson, 1903)
- Cryptoblabes plagioleuca Turner, 1904
- Cryptoblabes poliella (Lower, 1905)
- Cryptoblabes proleucella Hampson, 1896
- Cryptoblabes trabeata Meyrick, 1932
Footnotes
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2011)
- 1 2 3 Clarke (1986), and see references in Savela (2011)
References
- Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Cryptoblabes. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-MAY-27.
- Savela, Markku (2011): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Cryptoblabes. Version of 2011-MAR-06. Retrieved 2011-MAY-27.