Apocera zographica
Apocera zographica is a species of snout moth in the genus Apocera. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913.[1] It is found in Mexico, Venezuela[2] and Argentina.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Apocera |
| Species: | A. zographica |
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| Apocera zographica | |
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cardiospermum grandiflorum. The tie the leaves of their host plant together and feed from within.[3]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Apocera Schaus, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 25, 2017
- Biological Control Of Invasive Weeds In Argentina
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