Cactobrosis fernaldialis

Cactobrosis fernaldialis, the blue cactus borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactobrosis. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886, and is found from Texas to southern California, where it inhabits deserts.

Cactobrosis fernaldialis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cactobrosis
Species:
C. fernaldialis
Binomial name
Cactobrosis fernaldialis
(Hulst, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Megaphycis fernaldialis Hulst, 1886
  • Zophodia fernaldialis
  • Euzophera gigantella Ragonot, 1901
  • Honora cinerella Hulst, 1901

The wingspan is 36–47 mm for males and 34–50 mm for females.[2][3] Adults are on wing from late March to April and again from July to November.

The larvae feed on Ferocactus wislizeni.[4]

References
  1. "800587.00 – 5989 – Cactobrosis fernaldialis – (Hulst, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. "The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. Eiseman, Charley (December 6, 2014). "Species Cactobrosis fernaldialis - Blue Cactus Borer - Hodges#5989". BugGuide. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  4. "Bacterial Necrosis of Saguaro Cacti" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2012-01-26.


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