Cactoblastis doddi
Cactoblastis doddi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Cactoblastis |
Species: | C. doddi |
Binomial name | |
Cactoblastis doddi Heinrich, 1939[1] | |
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Cactoblastis doddi is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Heinrich in 1939, and is known from Argentina,[1] along the eastern edge and foothills of the Andes from Mendoza to the northern boundary Argentina, and probably into southern Bolivia.
The larvae feed on Opuntia sulphurea and Opuntia ficus-indica.[2]
References
- 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
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