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Ozamia immorella

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Ozamia immorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ozamia
Species:
O. immorella
Binomial name
Ozamia immorella
(Dyar, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera immorella Dyar, 1913
  • Zophodia immorella

Ozamia immorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913. It is found in Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is 25–31 mm. The forewings are dark grey with darker markings and a faint purplish-red suffusion over the ground colour. The hindwings are white.

The larvae feed on Opuntia species. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.