Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Zophodia | |
Zophodia nephelepasa is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Dyar in 1919. It is found in Mexico.
There are probably two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Opuntia species, including Opuntia tomentosa, Opuntia streptacantha, Opuntia robusta and Opuntia cantabrigiensis species.
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