Biology:Eremberga leuconips
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Eremberga |
| Species: | E. leuconips
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| Eremberga leuconips (Dyar, 1925)[1]
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Eremberga leuconips is a species of snout moth in the genus Eremberga. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925 and is found in the US states of Arizona and California .
The wingspan is 27–37 mm for males and 26–37 mm for females.[2]
The larvae feed on Echinocereus polyacanthus.
References
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae
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Wikidata ☰ Q5385442 entry
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