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