| Cactoblastis mundelli | |
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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. mundelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Cactoblastis mundelli Heinrich, 1939 | |
Cactoblastis mundelli is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939 and is known from Peru.
Males have dull white hindwings with a faint smoky tint. The forewings have an ocherous suffusion.
The larvae feed on Austrocylindropuntia subulata.
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cactoblastis mundelli | |
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