Cryptoblabes ephestialis

Cryptoblabes ephestialis is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by George Hampson in 1903.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2] The caterpillar is a pest on Ricinus communis. [3]

Cryptoblabes ephestialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Cryptoblabes
Species:
C. ephestialis
Binomial name
Cryptoblabes ephestialis
Hampson, 1903
Synonyms
  • Euzopherodes ephestialis Hampson, 1903

References
  1. "Species Details: Cryptoblabes ephestialis Hampson, 1903". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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