''Eremberga leuconips'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''

Eremberga ''Eremberga'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939. Some sources list it as a synonym of ''Zophodia ''Zophodia'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was erec ...

''. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925 and is found in the US states of

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and

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. The

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is 27–37 mm for males and 26–37 mm for females. The palpi, head, thorax and forewings are grayish fuscous densely sprinkled with white, giving it a pale slate color.The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae
The larvae feed on ''

Echinocereus polyacanthus ''Echinocereus'' is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized, cylindrical shaped cacti, comprising about 70 species native to the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny, rocky places. Usually the flowers are large and the frui ...

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Moths described in 1925 Phycitini {{Phycitini-stub