Cactoblastis ronnai

Cactoblastis ronnai
Cactoblastis ronnai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cactoblastis
Species: C. ronnai
Binomial name
Cactoblastis ronnai
(Brèthes, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Neopyralis ronnai Brèthes, 1920

Cactoblastis ronnai is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Brèthes, in 1920, and is known from Brazil.[1]

Taxonomy

The species has been reared from a a spineless cactus species. It is probably a synonym of Cactoblastis cactorum, but the type specimen is lost, so the identity is unclear.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
  2. ^ Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
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