Zophodia leithella
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | Z. leithella
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Binomial name | |
Zophodia leithella (Dyar, 1928)
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Zophodia leithella is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia.
History[]
It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1928.
Location[]
It is found in northern Venezuela and Colombia, in the Caribbean (Curaçao) and in southern Mexico.[1]
Appearance[]
The wingspan is 30–33 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with darker markings and the hindwings are almost wholly white in males and mainly fuscous in females.
Larval Behaviours & Life Cycle[]
The larvae feed on species. They are solitary and feed within the stem of their host plant. The larvae are greyish with broad transverse bands. Full-grown larvae cut through the cuticle of the host plant to form a trapdoor, the free edges of which are cemented to the surface. The cocoon is spun within the larval cavity and possesses a long neck extending to the trapdoor, which is pushed open by the emerging adult.[2]
References[]
- ^ Cactus Feeding Moths
- ^ Mann, John (1969). "Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (256): 1–158, 8 plates. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.256.1. hdl:10088/10142.
- Moths described in 1928
- Phycitini
- Phycitini stubs