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Cactoblastis mundelli

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Cactoblastis mundelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cactoblastis
Species:
C. mundelli
Binomial name
Cactoblastis mundelli

Cactoblastis mundelli is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939 and is known from Peru.[1]

Males have dull white hindwings with a faint smoky tint. The forewings have an ocherous suffusion.

The larvae feed on Austrocylindropuntia subulata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Cactus Moths and Their Relatives