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Cactobrosis longipennella

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Cactobrosis longipennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cactobrosis
Species:
C. longipennella
Binomial name
Cactobrosis longipennella
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera longipennella Hampson, 1901
  • Zophodia longipennella
  • Moodna elongatella Hampson, 1901

Cactobrosis longipennella is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactobrosis. It was described by George Hampson in 1901 and is found in Mexico.

The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 33–43 mm for females.[1]

The larvae probably feed on Ferocactus species.

References

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  1. ^ "The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-26.