Eremberga leuconips

Eremberga leuconips
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Eremberga
Species: E. leuconips
Binomial name
Eremberga leuconips
(Dyar, 1925)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cactobrosis leuconips Dyar, 1925
  • Zophodia leuconips

Eremberga leuconips is a species of snout moth in the genus Eremberga. It was described by Dyar in 1925, and is found in Arizona and California.

The wingspan is 27–37 mm for males and 26–37 mm for females. The palpi, head, thorax and forewings are grayish fuscous densely sprinkled with white, giving it a pale slate color.[2]

The larvae feed on Echinocereus polyacanthus.

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