Ozamia immorella

Ozamia immorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ozamia
Species: O. immorella
Binomial name
Ozamia immorella
(Dyar, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera immorella Dyar, 1913
  • Zophodia immorella

Ozamia immorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by Dyar in 1913. It is found in Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is 25–31 mm. The forewings are dark grey with darker markings and a faint purplish red suffusion over the ground color. The hindwings are white.

The larvae feed on Opuntia species. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.

References

  1. [Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites]


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