''Baphala pallida'' is a species of
snout moth in the genus ''
Baphala
''Baphala'' is a genus of Pyralidae, snout moths. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956.
Species
* ''Baphala homoeosomella'' (Zeller, 1881)
* ''Baphala eremiella'' (Dyar, 1910)
* ''Baphala glabrella'' (Dyar, 1919)
* ''Baphala goyensis''
* '' ...
''. It was described by
John Henry Comstock
John Henry Comstock (February 24, 1849 – March 20, 1931) was an eminent researcher in entomology and arachnology and a leading educator. His work provided the basis for classification of butterflies, moths, and scale insects.
Early life and ...
in 1880 and is found in the US states of
Texas,
Utah,
Alabama,
Arizona,
California,
Florida,
Maryland,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
and
South Carolina.
The
wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are pale whitish gray, but a little darker along the inner margin. The discal dots and transverse dark markings are blackish and strongly contrasted, especially toward the costa.
The larvae feed on scale insects.
Baphala - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives
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Taxonomy
The species was previously known as ''Baphala basimaculatella''. The name ''pallida'' was listed as a synonym of ''Laetilia coccidivora
''Laetilia coccidivora'', the scale-feeding snout moth, is a species of snout moth
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particul ...
''.
References
Moths described in 1880
Phycitinae
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