Cryptoblabes angustipennella, the earhead caterpillar,[1] is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888.[2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3] The caterpillar is a pest of Eleusine coracana.
| Cryptoblabes angustipennella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblabes |
| Species: | C. angustipennella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888
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References
edit- ^ "Studies on the earhead caterpillar, Cryptoblabes angustipennella Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyrlidae) on finger millet (Eleusine coracana Caertn. [sic]) and its management". Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Cryptoblabes angustipennella Ragonot, 1888". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
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