Alberada bidentella explained

Alberada bidentella is a species of snout moth in the genus Alberada. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908, and is known from the south-western United States from Texas westward.[1]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females.[2]

The larvae feed within the stem of Cylindropuntia species.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://bugguide.net/node/view/577574 Bug Guide
  2. 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
  3. http://www.fcla.edu/FlaEnt/fe84p513.pdf Potential and Risks of Biological Control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America

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