Biology:Cacozophera

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Cacozophera
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Cacozophera

Dyar, 1919[1]
Species:
C. venosa
Binomial name
Cacozophera venosa
Dyar, 1919

Cacozophera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919. It contains the species Cacozophera venosa described by the same author. It is found in Guatemala.[2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous and the hindwings are smoky fuscous, although the veins and terminal margin are darker.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
  2. "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (Archive.org). https://archive.org/stream/bulletinunited2071956unit/bulletinunited2071956unit_djvu.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-29.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q5016116 entry