Baphala glabrella
Baphala glabrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919, and is found in Guatemala.
| Baphala glabrella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Baphala |
| Species: | B. glabrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Baphala glabrella (Dyar, 1919) | |
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The wingspan is 15–16 mm. Adults are suffused, grayish brown with obscure markings. The pale transverse antemedial and subterminal lines and the dark discal dots are faintly indicated.[1]
The larvae probably feed on scale insects.[2]
References
- Bulletin - United States National Museum
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