Cactoblastis bucyrus
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).
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The head, thorax and forewings of the males are darker than any other Cactoblastis species. The forewings have a few white scales. The hindwings are brownish fuscous in both sexes.
The larvae feed on Trichocereus, Echinopsis and Denmoza species.[2]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
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