Dicymolomia opuntialis

Dicymolomia opuntialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Dicymolomia
Species: D. opuntialis
Binomial name
Dicymolomia opuntialis
Dyar, 1908

Dicymolomia opuntialis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are silvery grey with a fulvous-orange base. There is a wavy black line with an orange blotch at the costa. The hindwings are silvery grey with five black marginal spots, separated by metallic scales and shaded with dull orange.[3] Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Opuntia species, mining in the joints of the cactus pads.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Dyar, H.G. 1908. Descriptions of eleven new North American Pyralidae, with notes on a few others. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 10: 113
  4. ↑ Bug Guide


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