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Tucumania porrecta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tucumania

Tucumania porrecta is a species of snout moth in the genus Tucumania. It was described by Dyar in 1925. It is found in Uruguay.

The wingspan is 32–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Opuntia species. The larvae are deep-red or purple-red with small dark spots. Pupation takes place in a cocoon within the excavated segments of the host plant.

References

Tucumania porrecta Wikipedia