''Ozamia immorella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''

Ozamia ''Ozamia'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. Some sources list it as a synonym of ''Zophodia ''Zophodia'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was erecte ...

''. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913. It is found in

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. The

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is 25–31 mm. The forewings are dark grey with darker markings and a faint purplish-red suffusion over the ground colour. The hindwings are white. The larvae feed on ''

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'' species. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.

References

Moths described in 1913 Phycitini {{Phycitini-stub