Alberada bidentella
| Alberada bidentella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Alberada |
| Species: | A. bidentella |
| Binomial name | |
| Alberada bidentella (Dyar, 1908)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alberada bidentella is a species of snout moth in the genus Alberada. It was described by Dyar in 1908, and is known from the south-western United States from Texas westward.[2]
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females. Adults are uniformly marked and colored.[3]
The larvae feed within the stem of Cylindropuntia species.[4]
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