Melitara doddalis
Melitara doddalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Melitara |
Species: | M. doddalis |
Binomial name | |
Melitara doddalis Dyar, 1925[1] | |
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Melitara doddalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by Dyar in 1925, and is found in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, south-western Texas and northern Mexico.
Adults are on wing from September to early October.
The larvae feed on Opuntia ficus-indica, Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza and Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacantha. They tunnel downward into the basal segments of the host plant. Pupation occurs on the ground during August and September.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was previously considered a synonym of Melitara dentata.
References
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