Baphala pallida
| Baphala pallida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Baphala |
| Species: | B. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Baphala pallida (Comstock, 1880)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Baphala pallida is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Comstock in 1880, and is found in Texas, Utah, Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma 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.[2]
The larvae feed on scale insects.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was previously known as Baphala basimaculatella. The name pallida was listed as a synonym of Laetilia coccidivora.
References
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