Caphys bilineata
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Caphys bilineata | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Caphys |
Species: | C. bilineata
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Caphys bilineata | |
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Caphys bilineata is a species of snout moth. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in much of South America, including Suriname, Honduras, the West Indies, Venezuela and Brazil.
The larvae have been recorded in the nests of the brown-throated parakeet (Aratinga pertinax).[3][4]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Caphys Walker, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Moreau, R. E. (2008-04-03). "XXVI.—Bird-Insect Nesting Associations". Ibis. 78 (3): 460–471. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1936.tb03399.x.
- ^ "Ecological Associations of the Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-18.