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Cactoblastis bucyrus

(Cactoblastis bucyrus)

Description

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 (Tucumán, Tapia, Mendoza, Catamarca, Andalgalá). 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Cactoblastis
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