Ozamia fuscomaculella

Ozamia fuscomaculella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by William S. Wright in 1916. It is found in the US state of California.[2]

Ozamia fuscomaculella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ozamia
Species:
O. fuscomaculella
Binomial name
Ozamia fuscomaculella
(W. S. Wright, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euzophera fuscomaculella Wright, 1916
  • Zophodia fuscomaculella
  • Ozamia heliophila Dyar, 1925

Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on Opuntia littoralis. They feed on the flowers and fruit of the host plant.

Taxonomy

The former subspecies Ozamia fuscomaculella clarefacta has been raised to species status as Ozamia clarefacta.

References
  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. Mann, John (1969). "Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (256): 1–158, 8 plates. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.256.1. hdl:10088/10142.


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