Cryptothelea gloverii (Packard, 1869) is a animal in the Psychidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cryptothelea gloverii (Packard, 1869)

Cryptothelea gloverii (Packard, 1869)

Cryptothelea gloverii is a bagworm moth native to North and Central America that feeds on camphor scale insects and favors orange trees.

Family
Genus
Cryptothelea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cryptothelea gloverii (Packard, 1869)

Cryptothelea gloverii is a species of bagworm moth. Its native range covers North America and Central America. This moth species favors orange trees as a habitat, and it feeds on the camphor scale, Pseudaonidia duplex, which is a type of scale insect.

Photo: (c) Joseph Connors, all rights reserved, uploaded by Joseph Connors

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Psychidae Cryptothelea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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