Christmas Berry Webworm (Cryptoblabes gnidiella)

About Christmas Berry Webworm (Cryptoblabes gnidiella)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Insects
• Order: Butterflies and Moths
• Family: Pyralid Snout Moths

Cryptoblabes gnidiella, the honeydew moth or Christmasberry moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is natively found around the Mediterranean Sea but occurs also in Africa, the Oriental & Australasian region and is an introduced species in South America and Middle America.