Caustella is a monotypic snout moth genus in the family Pyralidae described by George Hampson in 1930. Its only species, Caustella micralis, was described by the same author in 1896.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Caustella
Scientific classification
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Caustella

Species:
C. micralis
Binomial name
Caustella micralis
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Heterographis micralis Hampson, 1896

References

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  1. ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Caustella micralis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.