''Baphala eremiella'' is a species of

snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family (biology), family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian Taxonomic rank, superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Cramb ...

in the genus ''

Baphala ''Baphala'' is a genus of Pyralidae, snout moths. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. Species * ''Baphala homoeosomella'' (Zeller, 1881) * ''Baphala eremiella'' (Dyar, 1910) * ''Baphala glabrella'' (Dyar, 1919) * ''Baphala goyensis'' * '' ...

''. It was described by

Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...

in 1910, and is found in the US state of

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. The larvae feed on

scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...

s.''Baphala'' - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives
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Taxonomy

The species was formerly listed as a synonym of ''

Baphala pallida ''Baphala pallida'' is a species of Pyralidae, snout moth in the genus ''Baphala''. It was described by John Henry Comstock in 1880 and is found in the US states of Texas, Utah, Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma and South C ...

''.

References

Moths described in 1910 Phycitinae {{Phycitinae-stub