Caudellia apyrella

Caudellia apyrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Caudellia
Species: C. apyrella
Binomial name
Caudellia apyrella
Dyar, 1904[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Caudellia albovittella Dyar 1904

The Crescent-winged Caudellia Moth (Caudellia apyrella) is a species of snout moth in the genus Caudellia, described by Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr. in 1904 in honor of his colleague Andrew Nelson Caudell.[1] It is found in North America.

The larvae feed on Cuscuta compacta and Cuscuta gronovii.[3]

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