Cryptothelea gloverii
| Cryptothelea gloverii | |
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| Cryptothelea gloverii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Cryptothelea |
| Species: | C. gloverii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptothelea gloverii (Packard, 1869)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cryptothelea gloveri (lapsus) | |
Cryptothelea gloverii is a species of bagworm moth. Its native range includes North[1] and Central America.
It favors orange trees, and also eat the camphor scale (Pseudaonidia duplex), a scale insect.[2]
References
- ^ "Glover's Bagworm Moth (Cryptothelea gloverii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ 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.