Cryptoblabes adoceta explained

Cryptoblabes adoceta, the sorghum head moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904 and is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland in Australia and in Hawaii (Maui)[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Sorghum bicolor, feeding from within the seed heads of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384733834_New_records_of_introduced_Lepidoptera_in_the_Hawaiian_Islands_for_the_year_2022#fullTextFileContent New records of introduced Lepidoptera in the Hawaiian Islands
  2. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/adoceta.html Australian Insects