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Cactoblastis doddi

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Cactoblastis doddi is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Heinrich in 1939, and is known from Argentina, along the eastern edge and foothills of the Andes from Mendoza to the northern boundary Argentina, and probably into southern Bolivia.

The larvae feed on Opuntia sulphurea and Opuntia ficus-indica.

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