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Cryptoblabes
Cryptoblabes is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are the type genus of the Cryptoblabini tribe of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae. At least one representative of this genus nowadays occurs in many parts of the world, though this is the result of accidental introductions by humans; most species of Cryptoblabes are fairly restricted in range.
Cryptoblabes species can be hard to tell apart from related moths in the field. The lack of forewing vein 7 but no other (though veins 4 and 5 may appear as one proximally) is characteristic at least in some species. The caterpillars are found on a wide range of flowering plants where they eat living overground parts (and sometimes dead leaves); some are highly polyphagous and may occasionally become pests on such diverse crops as Citrus, mango (Mangifera indica), apple guava (Psidium guajava), Tamarindus and common wheat (Triticum aestivum).
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Macadamia Flower Caterpillar
speciesCryptoblabes hemigypsa
Christmas Berry Webworm
speciesCryptoblabes gnidiella
Double-striped Knot-horn
speciesCryptoblabes bistriga
Cryptoblabes plagioleuca
speciesCryptoblabes plagioleuca
Cryptoblabes euraphella
speciesCryptoblabes euraphella
Cryptoblabes ferrealis
speciesCryptoblabes ferrealis
Cryptoblabes adoceta
speciesCryptoblabes adoceta
Cryptoblabes loxiella
speciesCryptoblabes loxiella
Cryptoblabes ephestialis
speciesCryptoblabes ephestialis
Cryptoblabes bataka
speciesCryptoblabes bataka
Cryptoblabes decima
speciesCryptoblabes decima
Cryptoblabes angustipennella
speciesCryptoblabes angustipennella
Cryptoblabes albocostalis
speciesCryptoblabes albocostalis
Cryptoblabes angustipennis
speciesCryptoblabes angustipennis
Cryptoblabes aphidivora
speciesCryptoblabes aphidivora
Cryptoblabes proleucella
speciesCryptoblabes proleucella
Cryptoblabes miserabilis
speciesCryptoblabes miserabilis
Cryptoblabes amphicharis
speciesCryptoblabes amphicharis
Cryptoblabes alphitias
speciesCryptoblabes alphitias
Cryptoblabes poliella
speciesCryptoblabes poliella
Cryptoblabes ardescens
speciesCryptoblabes ardescens
Cryptoblabes lariciana
speciesCryptoblabes lariciana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 127178.