''Cactobrosis longipennella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''

Cactobrosis ''Cactobrosis'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Some sources list it as a synonym of ''Zophodia ''Zophodia'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It ...

''. It was described by George Hampson in 1901 and is found in

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. The

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is 34–40 mm for males and 33–43 mm for females. The larvae probably feed on '' Ferocactus'' species.

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Moths described in 1901 Phycitini {{phycitini-stub