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''Cactoblastis doddi'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''
Cactoblastis ''Cactoblastis'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1901 and is known from Argentina, Peru, and Brazil. Species * ''Cactoblastis bucyrus'' Dyar, 1922 * ''Cactoblastis cactorum'' (Berg, 1885) – South Amer ...
''. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939 and is known from
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, along the eastern edge and foothills of the Andes from Mendoza to the northern boundary Argentina, and probably into southern
Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
. The larvae feed on ''
Opuntia sulphurea ''Opuntia sulpurea'' falls under the ''Opuntia ''Opuntia'', commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as ''tuna'' (fruit), ''sabra'', ''nopal'' (pa ...
'' and '' Opuntia ficus-indica''.Cactus Moths and Their Relatives
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Phycitini Moths described in 1939 {{phycitini-stub