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Ceratophaga

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thumb|An African species of horn moth, [[Ceratophaga vastella, on old kudu horns. Cases with the exuviae of the emerged moths protruding from the open ends are empty, while intact cases with their ends still closed, contain larvae or pupae of the moths.]]

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyTineidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
30
Family
Tineidae
Collections
USNM, SAM, NHMUK
Recorded in
Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Tineidae
Image
Ceratophaga vastella01.jpg
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taxon name
Ceratophaga
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Ceratophaga
Commons category
Ceratophaga
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thumb|An African species of horn moth, [[Ceratophaga vastella, on old kudu horns. Cases with the exuviae of the emerged moths protruding from the open ends are empty, while intact cases with their ends still closed, contain larvae or pupae of the moths.]]

Ceratophaga is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras), meaning 'horn', and φάγος (phágos), meaning 'eater'. Sixteen species are currently recognised, widespread in the Afrotropical realm and Asia. In the Americas one species has been described: Ceratophaga vicinella, which occurs in the southeastern United States. Twelve of the known species occur in Africa, and of those Ceratophaga vastella is perhaps the best-known.

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