Baphala eremiella

Baphala eremiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Baphala
Species: B. eremiella
Binomial name
Baphala eremiella
(Dyar, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Laetilia eremiella Dyar, 1910

Baphala eremiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Dyar in 1910, and is found in California.

The larvae feed on scale insects.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly listed as a synonym of Baphala pallida.

References


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