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]