Caphys bilineata

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Caphys bilineata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Caphys
Species:
C. bilineata
Binomial name
Caphys bilineata
(Stoll, [1781]) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Caphys biliniata
  • Phalaena bilineataStoll, [1781]
  • Caphys bilineaWalker, 1863
  • Euexippe bistrialisRagonot, 1891
  • Ugra parallelaWalker, 1863

Caphys bilineata is a species of snout moth. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in much of Central America and South America, including Arizona, Honduras, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The larvae have been recorded in the nests of the brown-throated parakeet ( Aratinga pertinax ), [3] [4] Elaeis oleifera , Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae), Plinia edulis (Myrtaceae) and Carapa guianensis [5] and Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) and seeds of Araucaria angustifolia (Araucariaceae).

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. "Caphys Walker, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Moreau, R. E. (2008-04-03). "XXVI.—Bird-Insect Nesting Associations". Ibis. 78 (3): 460–471. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1936.tb03399.x.
  4. "Ecological Associations of the Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  5. Süssenbach, 2003. Diversität von Nachtfaltergemeinschaften entlang eines Höhengradienten in Südecuador (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Arctiidae)