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Cactoblastis doddi

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Cactoblastis doddi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cactoblastis
Species:
C. doddi
Binomial name
Cactoblastis doddi
Heinrich, 1939[1]
Synonyms
  • Cactoblastis bucyrus Dodd, 1927 (not Dyar, 1927)

Cactoblastis doddi is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Heinrich in 1939, and is known from Argentina,[1] along the eastern edge and foothills of the Andes from Mendoza to the northern boundary Argentina, and probably into southern Bolivia.

The larvae feed on Opuntia sulphurea and Opuntia ficus-indica.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Cactus Moths and Their Relatives



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