Cactobrosis Explained

Cactobrosis is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia,^[1] while others retain it as a valid genus.^[2]

Species

• Cactobrosis fernaldialis (Hulst, 1886)
• Cactobrosis insignatella Dyar, 1914
• Cactobrosis longipennella (Hampson, 1901)
• Cactobrosis maculifera Dyar, 1914

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search. Global Information System on Pyraloidea . June 21, 2017.
2. Web site: Markku . Savela . Cactobrosis Dyar, 1914. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 21, 2017.