Catopyla
Genus of moths
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Catopyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by John David Bradley in 1968. Its only species, Catopyla dysorphnaea, was described by the same author in the same year[2] and is known from Nigeria.[1]
| Catopyla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Catopyla Bradley, 1968[1] |
| Species: | C. dysorphnaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Catopyla dysorphnaea Bradley, 1968 | |
The larvae feed on maize, Khaya ivorensis and Lovoa trichilioides. At first, they feed within individual seeds, but then move from fruit to fruit.[3]
