Cactobrosis longipennella

Cactobrosis longipennella is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactobrosis. It was described by George Hampson in 1901 and is found in Mexico.

Cactobrosis longipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Cactobrosis
Species:
C. longipennella
Binomial name
Cactobrosis longipennella
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera longipennella Hampson, 1901
  • Zophodia longipennella
  • Moodna elongatella Hampson, 1901

The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 33–43 mm for females.[1]

The larvae probably feed on Ferocactus species.

References
  1. "The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-26.


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