''Zophodia chilensis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''

Zophodia ''Zophodia'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species * '' Zophodia epischnioides'' Hulst, 1900 * ''Zophodia grossulariella'' (Hübner, 1809) * '' Zophodia multistriatella'' (A. Bl ...

''. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939. It is found in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is 30–45 mm. The forewings are grey with darker markings and the hindwings are lightly suffused fuscous. The larvae feed on ''

Eulychnia acida ''Eulychnia acida'' is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Chile. Description The plant is an arborescent cactus, of mainly columnar formation that branches out in its growth, with a single base trunk, developing a profus ...

'' and '' Trichocereus chiloensis''. They feed on and within the fruit of their host plant. They enter the fruit at the base and tunnel into the seed cavity. When an infested fruit rots, the larvae move to an adjacent fruit. When full grown, the larvae lower themselves to the ground by a thread and spin a cocoon among the debris where pupation takes place. The larvae are blue to blue green.

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Moths described in 1939 Phycitini Endemic fauna of Chile {{Phycitini-stub