Zophodia nephelepasa

Zophodia nephelepasa is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919. It is found in Mexico.[1]

Zophodia nephelepasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Zophodia
Species:
Z. nephelepasa
Binomial name
Zophodia nephelepasa
(Dyar, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Olyca nephelepasa Dyar, 1919
  • Olycella nephelepasa

There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Opuntia species, including Opuntia tomentosa, Opuntia streptacantha, Opuntia robusta and Opuntia cantabrigiensis species.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  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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