Baphala haywardi is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956 and is found in Argentina.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Baphala |
Species: | B. haywardi
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Binomial name | |
Baphala haywardi Heinrich, 1956
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Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on the scale insect[2] Ceroplastes grandis.
References
edit- ^ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Baphala - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives