Zophodia huanucensis

Zophodia huanucensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939. It is found in Peru.[1]

Zophodia huanucensis
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Z. huanucensis
Binomial name
Zophodia huanucensis
(Heinrich, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Sigelgaita huanucensis Heinrich, 1939

The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are grey with a brown shade and darker markings and the hindwings are almost wholly white.

The larvae feed on Opuntia ficus-indica. They feed on the fruit and occasionally the young growth. They are solitary feeders, which normally complete their development in one fruit, but sometimes two adjacent fruits are attacked by a single larva. The larvae are blue-green. Pupation takes place in a cocoon made within the hollowed-out fruit.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Mann, John (1969). "Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.256.1.


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