Cactoblastis Mundelli
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''Cactoblastis mundelli'' 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
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...
. Males have dull white hindwings with a faint smoky tint. The forewings have an ocherous suffusion. The larvae feed on ''
Austrocylindropuntia subulata ''Austrocylindropuntia subulata'' is a species of cactus native to the Peruvian Andes. The Latin specific epithet ''subulata'' means "awl-like", referring to the shape of the rudimentary leaves. It is also known by its common names as Eve's pin a ...
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Phycitini Moths described in 1939 {{phycitini-stub