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Cactoblastis mundelli

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Cactoblastis mundelli is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactoblastis. It was described by Heinrich in 1939, and is known from Peru.

Male have dull white hindwings with a faint smoky tint. The forewings have an ocherous suffusion.

The larvae feed on Austrocylindropuntia subulata.

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Cactoblastis mundelli Wikipedia


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