Dicymolomia opuntialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Dicymolomia |
Species: | D. opuntialis
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Binomial name | |
Dicymolomia opuntialis
Dyar, 1908
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Dicymolomia opuntialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. [2]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are silvery grey with a fulvous-orange base. There is a wavy black line with an orange blotch at the costa. The hindwings are silvery grey with five black marginal spots, separated by metallic scales and shaded with dull orange. [3] Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Opuntia species, mining in the joints of the cactus pads. [4]
Dicymolomia opuntialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Dicymolomia |
Species: | D. opuntialis
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Binomial name | |
Dicymolomia opuntialis
Dyar, 1908
|
Dicymolomia opuntialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. [2]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are silvery grey with a fulvous-orange base. There is a wavy black line with an orange blotch at the costa. The hindwings are silvery grey with five black marginal spots, separated by metallic scales and shaded with dull orange. [3] Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Opuntia species, mining in the joints of the cactus pads. [4]