Alberada bidentella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Alberada |
Species: | A. bidentella |
Binomial name | |
Alberada bidentella (Dyar, 1908) | |
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Alberada bidentella is a species of snout moth in the genus Alberada. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908, and is known from the south-western United States from Texas westward.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females.
The larvae feed within the stem of Cylindropuntia species.
References
- Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- Bug Guide
- The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Potential and Risks of Biological Control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America
Taxon identifiers | |
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Alberada bidentella |
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