Cactoblastis bucyrus
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| Species: | C. bucyrus
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| Cactoblastis bucyrus Dyar, 1922[1]
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Cactoblastis bucyrus is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Dyar in 1922, and is known from Argentina[1] (Tucumán, Tapia, Mendoza, Catamarca, Andalgalá).
The head, thorax and forewings of the males are darker than any other Cactoblastis species. The forewings have a few white scales. The hindwings are brownish fuscous in both sexes.
The larvae feed on Trichocereus, Echinopsis and Denmoza species.[2]
References
- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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