Cryptoblabes
Cryptoblabes is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family. 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 is characteristic at least in some species. The caterpillars are found on a wide range of flowering plants where they eat living overground parts ; some are highly polyphagous and may occasionally become pests on such diverse crops as Citrus, mango, apple guava, Tamarindus and common wheat.Selected species
of Cryptoblabes include:
- Cryptoblabes adoceta Turner, 1904
- Cryptoblabes albocostalis
- Cryptoblabes alphitias Turner, 1913
- Cryptoblabes amphicharis Meyrick, 1933
- Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888
- Cryptoblabes ardescens
- Cryptoblabes bistriga
- Cryptoblabes ephestialis Hampson, 1903
- Cryptoblabes euraphella
- Cryptoblabes ferrealis Lower, 1902
- Cryptoblabes gnidiella - honeydew moth, Christmasberry moth
- Cryptoblabes hemigypsa Turner, 1913
- Cryptoblabes mannsheimsi Roesler, 1969
- Cryptoblabes myosticta
- Cryptoblabes plagioleuca Turner, 1904
- Cryptoblabes poliella
- Cryptoblabes proleucella Hampson, 1896
- Cryptoblabes trabeata Meyrick, 1932
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