Euzophera cocciphaga

Euzophera cocciphaga is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by George Hampson in 1908 and is known from India.

Euzophera cocciphaga
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Euzophera
Species:
E. cocciphaga
Binomial name
Euzophera cocciphaga
Hampson, 1908

This species has a wingspan of 24 mm and the larvae lives under a Coccidae (scale insect) on which it feeds.[1]

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