Baphala phaeolella is a species of snout moth in the genus Baphala. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1997 and is found in North America, including Maryland, Mississippi and West Virginia.

Baphala phaeolella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Baphala
Species:
B. phaeolella
Binomial name
Baphala phaeolella
Neunzig, 1997[1]

The larvae probably feed on scale insects.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "800579.00 – 5965.2 – Baphala phaeolella – Neunzig, 1997". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Baphala - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives