Biology:Cactoblastis bucyrus
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cactoblastis bucyrus | |
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| Species: | C. bucyrus
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| Cactoblastis bucyrus Dyar, 1922[1]
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Cactoblastis bucyrus is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1922, and is known from Argentina [1] (Tucumán, Tapia, Mendoza, Catamarca, Andalgalá).
The larvae feed on Trichocereus, Echinopsis and Denmoza species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
Wikidata ☰ Q5016119 entry
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