Zophodia substituta
Zophodia substituta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Zophodia |
Species: | Z. substituta |
Binomial name | |
Zophodia substituta (Heinrich, 1939) | |
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Zophodia substituta is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Heinrich in 1939. It is found in Peru.[1]
The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are light brown and the hindwings are white with a smoky suffusion.
The larvae feed on Cylindropuntia and possibly Echinopsis species. They feed in the stem of their host plant.[2] They are solitary feeders in the terminal segments of the host plant, where they hollow out a large cell. The larvae are green-blue.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ Cactus Moths and their Relatives
- ↑ [Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites]
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