Cactoblastis doddi

Cactoblastis doddi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cactoblastis
Species: C. doddi
Binomial name
Cactoblastis doddi
Heinrich, 1939[1]
Synonyms
  • Cactoblastis bucyrus Dodd, 1927 (not Dyar, 1927)

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. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Cactus Moths and Their Relatives


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