Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cryptoblabes | |
Cryptoblabes adoceta, 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.
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