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Cacozophera

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Genus of moths

Cacozophera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cacozophera
Dyar, 1919
Species: C. venosa
Binomial name
Cacozophera venosa
Dyar, 1919

Cacozophera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919. It contains the species Cacozophera venosa described by the same author. It is found in Guatemala.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous and the hindwings are smoky fuscous, although the veins and terminal margin are darker.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Cacozophera venosa


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