Biology:Baphala pallida
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Short description: Species of moth
| Baphala pallida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Baphala |
| Species: | B. pallida
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| Binomial name | |
| Baphala pallida (Comstock, 1880)[1]
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Baphala pallida is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by John Henry Comstock in 1880 and is found in the US states of Texas , Utah, Alabama, Arizona, California , Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma and South Carolina.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are pale whitish gray, but a little darker along the inner margin. The discal dots and transverse dark markings are blackish and strongly contrasted, especially toward the costa.[2]
The larvae feed on scale insects.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was previously known as Baphala basimaculatella. The name pallida was listed as a synonym of Laetilia coccidivora.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4857520 entry
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