Cactoblastis
| Cactoblastis | |
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| Cactoblastis cactorum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cactoblastis Ragonot, 1901[1][2] |
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Cactoblastis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1901, and is known from Argentina, Peru, and Brazil.
Species
- Cactoblastis bucyrus Dyar, 1922
- Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885) – South American Cactus Moth
- Cactoblastis doddi Heinrich, 1939
- Cactoblastis mundelli Heinrich, 1939
- Cactoblastis ronnai (Brèthes, 1920)
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "Cactoblastis at funet". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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