Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species C. dysorphnaea | |
Catopyla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Bradley in 1968, and is known from Nigeria. It contains the species C. dysorphnaea.
The larvae feed on maize, Khaya ivorensis and Lovoa trichilioides. At first, they feed within individual seeds, but then move from fruit to fruit.
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