''Caudellia declivella'' is a species of
snout moth
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralid ...
in the genus ''
Caudellia
''Caudellia'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904, honoring his colleague Andrew Nelson Caudell
Andrew Nelson Caudell (18 August 1872 – 1 March 1936) was an entomologist who specialized in the study ...
''. It was described by
Philipp Christoph Zeller
Philipp Christoph Zeller (8 April 1808 – 27 March 1883) was a German entomologist.
Zeller was born at Steinheim an der Murr, Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt (Oder) where Philip ...
in 1881, and is known from
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
and
Colombia.
References
Moths described in 1881
Phycitinae
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