Gauna pyralodes

Gauna pyralodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Gauna[1]
Species:	G. pyralodes
Binomial name
	Gauna pyralodes; (Hampson, 1916)
Synonyms
	Endotricha pyralodes Hampson, 1916;

Gauna pyralodes is a species of snout moth in the genus Gauna. It was described by George Hampson in 1916 and is known from western Africa.

Little is known about this moth. It is small and cryptic, with the characteristic snout of the family Pyralidae. Its habitat, lifestyle and ecology have not been studied.

References

Savela, Markku. "Gauna Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Gauna Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2017.