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Cactoblastis bucyrus

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Cactoblastis bucyrus is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1922, and is known from Argentina[1] (Tucumán, Tapia, Mendoza, Catamarca, Andalgalá).

The larvae feed on Trichocereus, Echinopsis and Denmoza species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
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Cactoblastis bucyrus: Brief Summary

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Cactoblastis bucyrus is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1922, and is known from Argentina (Tucumán, Tapia, Mendoza, Catamarca, Andalgalá).

The larvae feed on Trichocereus, Echinopsis and Denmoza species.

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