Apocera zographica
| Apocera zographica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Apocera |
| Species: | A. zographica |
| Binomial name | |
| Apocera zographica (Dyar, 1913)[1] | |
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Apocera zographica is a species of snout moth in the genus Apocera. It was described by Dyar, in 1913.[1] It is found in Mexico, Venezuela[2] and Argentina.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cardiospermum grandiflorum. The tie the leaves of their host plant together and feed from within.[3]
References
- 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Apocera at funet
- ↑ Biological Control Of Invasive Weeds In Argentina
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