Caustella

Caustella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Subfamily:	Phycitinae
Genus:	Caustella ; Hampson, 1930
Species:	C. micralis
Binomial name
	Caustella micralis; (Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
	Heterographis micralisHampson, 1896;

Last updated March 31, 2025

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]

References

1 2 Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
↑ 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.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] 1 2 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.

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