Catopyla

Catopyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Catopyla; Bradley, 1968
Species:	C. dysorphnaea
Binomial name
	Catopyla dysorphnaea; Bradley, 1968

Catopyla is a monotypic snout moth genus described by John David Bradley in 1968. Its only species, Catopyla dysorphnaea, was described by the same author in the same year^[2] and is known from Nigeria.^[1]

The larvae feed on maize, Khaya ivorensis and Lovoa trichilioides. At first, they feed within individual seeds, but then move from fruit to fruit.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ Cite error: The named reference Savela was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Pests of selected forest tree species" (PDF). Global review of forest pests and diseases. FAO Forestry Paper 156. Rome: FAO. 2009. pp. 142–173.

[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

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[3] "Pests of selected forest tree species" (PDF). Global review of forest pests and diseases. FAO Forestry Paper 156. Rome: FAO. 2009. pp. 142–173.

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