Cactoblastis

Cactoblastis
Cactoblastis cactorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cactoblastis
Ragonot, 1901[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Neopyralis Brèthes, 1920

Cactoblastis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1901, and is known from Argentina, Peru, and Brazil.

Species

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "Cactoblastis at funet". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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