Ozamia fuscomaculella
| Ozamia fuscomaculella | |
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| 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 | |
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Ozamia fuscomaculella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by Wright in 1916. It is found in California.[2]
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
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ [Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites]
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