Cryptoblabes adoceta
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The Sorghum Head Moth is a species of snout moth
in the genus Cryptoblabes
. It was described by Turner in 1904. It is found in the Northern Territory
and Queensland
in Australia
.
The wingspan
is about 15 mm. Adults are dark brown, with a white band across each forewing.
The larvae feed on Sorghum bicolor
. They feed from within the seed heads of their host plant.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Cryptoblabes
Cryptoblabes
Cryptoblabes is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family . They are the type genus of the Cryptoblabini tribe of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae...
. It was described by Turner in 1904. It is found in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 15 mm. Adults are dark brown, with a white band across each forewing.
The larvae feed on Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as durra or jowari, is a grass species cultivated for its edible grain. Sorghum originated in northern Africa, and is now cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions. S. bicolor is typically an annual, but some cultivars are...
. They feed from within the seed heads of their host plant.