Cryptothelea gloverii
Cryptothelea gloverii is a species of bagworm moth. Its native range includes Central America.
| Cryptothelea gloverii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Cryptothelea |
| Species: | C. gloverii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptothelea gloverii (Packard, 1869) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptothelea gloveri (lapsus) | |
It favors orange trees, and also eat the camphor scale (Pseudaonidia duplex), a scale insect.[1]
References
- Villanueva, R. T., Rodrigues, J. C., & Childers, C. C. (2005). Larval Cryptothelea gloverii (Lepidoptera: Psycidae), an arthropod predator and herbivore on Florida citrus. Experimental & applied acarology, 36(1-2), 83-92.
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