Baphala eremiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910, and is found in the US state of California.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Baphala |
| Species: | B. eremiella
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| Baphala eremiella | |
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The larvae feed on scale insects.[2]
Taxonomy
editThe species was formerly listed as a synonym of Baphala pallida.
References
edit- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Baphala - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives
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