Tucumania porrecta

Tucumania porrecta is a species of snout moth in the genus Tucumania. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925. It is found in Uruguay.

Tucumania porrecta
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T. porrecta
Binomial name
Tucumania porrecta
Dyar, 1925
Synonyms
  • Zophodia porrecta

The wingspan is 32–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Opuntia species.[1] The larvae are deep red or purple red with small dark spots. Pupation takes place in a cocoon within the excavated segments of the host plant.[2]

References

  1. Cactus Feeding Moths
  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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