Cryptoblabes plagioleuca

Cryptoblabes plagioleuca, the mango-flower moth, blossom moth or mango-flower webber, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904.[1] It is found from Indonesia (Sumatra), New Hebrides,[2] Australia and the Society Islands.

Cryptoblabes plagioleuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Cryptoblabes
Species:
C. plagioleuca
Binomial name
Cryptoblabes plagioleuca
Turner, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryptoblabes centroleuca Lower, 1905
  • Eurhodope ardescens Meyrick, 1929

Adults are red-brown and grey with a double line on the forewing.

The larvae feed on mango and citrus species. They feed in groups on dying flower parts under light webbing. The larvae are spotted, pale brown or beige with dark shiny heads.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Roesler & Küppers, 1979. Die Phycitinae (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) von Sumatra. Taxonomie Teil A.
  3. Cook Islands Biodiversity Database


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