''Alberada bidentella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus '' Alberada''. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908, and is known from the south-western United States from

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

westward. The

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is 20–24 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females. Adults are uniformly marked and colored. The larvae feed within the stem of ''

Cylindropuntia ''Cylindropuntia'' is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), containing species commonly known as chollas, native to northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. They are known for their barbed spines that tenaciously attach to skin, fur, a ...

'' species.Potential and Risks of Biological Control of ''Cactoblastis cactorum'' (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America
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Moths described in 1908 Phycitini Moths of North America {{Phycitini-stub