Caudellia pilosa

Caudellia pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Caudellia
Species:	C. pilosa
Binomial name
	Caudellia pilosa; Neunzig, 1996

Caudellia pilosa is a species of snout moth in the genus Caudellia. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 2006 and is known from the Dominican Republic.

The length of the forewings is 6.5–7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey, while the hindwings are smoky brown.[1]

Etymology

The name is derived from Latin pilosus and refers to the dense patch of setae at the base of the male valva.

References

"New species of phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from the Dominican Republic" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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[1] "New species of phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from the Dominican Republic" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2011-12-08.