Cactoblastis mundelli

(Cactoblastis mundelli)

Description

Cactoblastis mundelli is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939 and is known from Peru. Males have dull white hindwings with a faint smoky tint. The forewings have an ocherous suffusion. The larvae feed on Austrocylindropuntia subulata.

Taxonomic tree:

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