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Cactoblastis

Cactoblastis
Cactoblastis cactorum moth female.jpg
Cactoblastis cactorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Cactoblastis
Ragonot, 1901
Synonyms
  • Neopyralis Brèthes, 1920

Cactoblastis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1901, and is known from Argentina, Peru, and Brazil.


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