''Baphala glabrella'' 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 1919, and is found in

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

. The

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is 15–16 mm. Adults are suffused, grayish brown with obscure markings. The pale transverse antemedial and subterminal lines and the dark discal dots are faintly indicated. The larvae probably feed on scale insects.''Baphala'' - Cactus Feeding Moths and their Relatives
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Moths described in 1919 Phycitinae {{Phycitinae-stub