| Caudellia apyrella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Caudellia |
| Species: | C. apyrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caudellia apyrella | |
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Caudellia apyrella, the crescent-winged caudellia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Caudellia . It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904 in honor of his colleague Andrew Nelson Caudell. [1] It is found in North America.
The larvae feed on Cuscuta compacta and Cuscuta gronovii . [3]