Cryptoblabes

Cryptoblabes is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are the type genus of the Cryptoblabini tribe of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae. At least one representative of this genus nowadays occurs in many parts of the world, though this is the result of accidental introductions by humans; most species of Cryptoblabes are fairly restricted in range.[3]

Cryptoblabes
Honeydew moth (C. gnidiella) specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Subfamily:
Phycitinae
Tribe:
Cryptoblabini
Genus:
Cryptoblabes

Zeller, 1848[1]
Type species
Ancylosis rutilella
Zeller, 1839
Synonyms[2]

Albinia Briosi, 1877 (non Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: preoccupied)

Cryptoblabes species can be hard to tell apart from related moths in the field. The lack of forewing vein 7 but no other (though veins 4 and 5 may appear as one proximally) is characteristic at least in some species. The caterpillars are found on a wide range of flowering plants where they eat living overground parts (and sometimes dead leaves); some are highly polyphagous and may occasionally become pests on such diverse crops as Citrus, mango (Mangifera indica), apple guava (Psidium guajava), Tamarindus and common wheat (Triticum aestivum).[3]

Selected species

Species of Cryptoblabes include:[3]

Footnotes
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2011)
  3. Clarke (1986), and see references in Savela (2011)

References
  • Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Cryptoblabes. Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  • Savela, Markku (2011): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Cryptoblabes. Version of 6 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.


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