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Apocera zographica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Apocera

Apocera zographica is a species of snout moth in the genus Apocera. It was described by Dyar, in 1913. It is found in Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cardiospermum grandiflorum. The tie the leaves of their host plant together and feed from within.

References

Apocera zographica Wikipedia