Biology:Apocera zographica

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Short description: Species of moth

Apocera zographica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Apocera
Species:
A. zographica
Binomial name
Apocera zographica
(Dyar, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paranatula zographica Dyar, 1913

Apocera zographica is a species of snout moth in the genus Apocera. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913.[1] It is found in Mexico, Venezuela[2] and Argentina .

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cardiospermum grandiflorum. The tie the leaves of their host plant together and feed from within.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4780120 entry