Zophodia substituta

Zophodia substituta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Zophodia
Species: Z. substituta
Binomial name
Zophodia substituta
(Heinrich, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Nanaia substituta Heinrich, 1939

Zophodia substituta is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Heinrich in 1939. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are light brown and the hindwings are white with a smoky suffusion.

The larvae feed on Cylindropuntia and possibly Echinopsis species. They feed in the stem of their host plant.[2] They are solitary feeders in the terminal segments of the host plant, where they hollow out a large cell. The larvae are green-blue.[3]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Cactus Moths and their Relatives
  3. [Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites]


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