''Zophodia multistriatella'' 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 André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1982. It is found in the US states of

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 ...

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

and

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

. The length of the forewings is 11.8-13.5 mm for males and 11.3-12.6 mm for females. The forewings are powdery gray and the hindwings are semitranslucent pale luteous, with darker veins and a darker outer margin.A new species of ''Ozamia'' Ragonot (Pyralidae) from Texas
/ref> The larvae probably feed on ''

Opuntia ''Opuntia'', commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as ''tuna'' (fruit), ''sabra'', ''nopal'' (paddle, plural ''nopales'') from the Nahuatl word f ...

'' species.

References

Moths described in 1982 Phycitini {{Phycitini-stub