Cryptoblabes adoceta, the sorghum head moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904[1] and is found in the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.
| Cryptoblabes adoceta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblabes |
| Species: | C. adoceta
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblabes adoceta | |
The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Sorghum bicolor, feeding from within the seed heads of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Australian Insects