Ozamia fuscomaculella
| Ozamia fuscomaculella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ozamia |
| Species: | O. fuscomaculella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozamia fuscomaculella (W. S. Wright, 1916)[1]
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Ozamia fuscomaculella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by William S. Wright in 1916. It is found in the US state of California.[2]
Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on Opuntia littoralis. They feed on the flowers and fruit of the host plant.
Taxonomy
[edit]The former subspecies Ozamia fuscomaculella clarefacta has been raised to species status as Ozamia clarefacta.
References
[edit]- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Mann, John (1969). "Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (256): 1–158, 8 plates. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.256.1. hdl:10088/10142.
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