Alberada bidentella
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | A. bidentella
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Alberada bidentella is a species of snout moth in the genus Alberada. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908, and is known from the south-western United States from Texas westward.[2]
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females. Adults are uniformly marked and colored.[3]
The larvae feed within the stem of Cylindropuntia species.[4]
References[]
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Potential and Risks of Biological Control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America
Categories:
- Moths described in 1908
- Phycitini
- Moths of North America
- Phycitini stubs