Eremberga leuconips explained

Eremberga leuconips is a species of snout moth in the genus Eremberga. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925 and is found in the US states of Arizona and California.

The wingspan is 27–37 mm for males and 26–37 mm for females.[1]

The larvae feed on Echinocereus polyacanthus.

Notes and References

  1. http://biostor.org/cache/pdf/5c/00/eb/5c00eb2663059596c885d045111d2f04.pdf The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae