Catopyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by John David Bradley in 1968. Its only species, Catopyla dysorphnaea, was described by the same author in the same year and is known from Nigeria.[1]

Catopyla
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Catopyla

Bradley, 1968[1]
Species:
C. dysorphnaea
Binomial name
Catopyla dysorphnaea
Bradley, 1968

The larvae feed on maize, Khaya ivorensis and Lovoa trichilioides. At first, they feed within individual seeds, but then move from fruit to fruit.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Pests of selected forest tree species[permanent dead link]