Zophodia substituta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Zophodia |
Species: | Z. substituta
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Binomial name | |
Zophodia substituta (
Heinrich, 1939)
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Zophodia substituta is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939. It is found in Peru. [1]
The wingspan is about 36 mm.
The larvae feed on Cylindropuntia and possibly Echinopsis species. They feed in the stem of their host plant. [2] [3]