Biology:Cactoblastis mundelli
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cactoblastis mundelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cactoblastis |
| Species: | C. mundelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Cactoblastis mundelli Heinrich, 1939[1]
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Cactoblastis mundelli is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939 and is known from Peru.[1]
Males have dull white hindwings with a faint smoky tint. The forewings have an ocherous suffusion.
The larvae feed on Austrocylindropuntia subulata.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nuss, M. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ↑ Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
Wikidata ☰ Q5016122 entry
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