Creobota apodectum

Creobota apodectum is a species of snout moth in the genus Creobota. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904 and is found in Australia largely within New South Wales.[2] The moth is usually a speckled dark brown color, with a grey streak along each wing. The wingspan is generally 2 cm in length.

Creobota apodectum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Creobota
Species:
C. apodectum
Binomial name
Creobota apodectum
(Turner, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyphantidium apodectum Turner, 1904

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Creobota Turner, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2017.


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