| Cactoblastis doddi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cactoblastis |
| Species: | C. doddi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cactoblastis doddi Heinrich, 1939 | |
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Cactoblastis doddi is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939 and is known from Argentina, along the eastern edge and foothills of the Andes from Mendoza to the northern boundary Argentina, and probably into southern Bolivia.
The larvae feed on Opuntia sulphurea and Opuntia ficus-indica.
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
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| Cactoblastis doddi | |
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