Cryptoblabes ephestialis
| Cryptoblabes ephestialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblabes |
| Species: | C. ephestialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblabes ephestialis Hampson, 1903 | |
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Cryptoblabes ephestialis is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by George Hampson in 1903.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2] The caterpillar is a pest on Ricinus communis. [3]
References
- ^ "Species Details: Cryptoblabes ephestialis Hampson, 1903". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.