Echinocereta
| Echinocereta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Echinocereta Neunzig, 1997[1] |
| Species: | E. strigalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereta strigalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echinocereta is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Neunzig in 1997. The genus contains only one species, Echinocereta strigalis, which is found in Arizona, California, Texas,[2] Utah and Mexico.
The wingspan is 30–43 mm for males and 33–44 mm for females.[3]
The larvae feed on Echinocereus species,[4] including Echinocereus pectinatus.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae
- ↑ Phylogeny of the cactus-feeding phycitines and their relatives (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) based on adult morphology: Evaluation of adult character-systems in phycitine systematics and evidence for a single origin of Cactaceae-feeding larvae
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