Ozamia Stigmaferella
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''Ozamia stigmaferella'' 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 1922. It is found in
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 ...
. The
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is 26 mm. The forewings are dark grey with darker markings and the hindwings are white. The larvae feed on '' Cereus validus''. They feed in the stem of their host plant.


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Moths described in 1922 Phycitini {{Phycitini-stub