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Zophodia porrecta

Wikipedia Abstract

Tucumania porrecta is a species of snout moth in the genus Tucumania. It was described by Dyar in 1925. It is found in Uruguay. The wingspan is 32–35 mm. The larvae feed on Opuntia species. The larvae are deep-red or purple-red with small dark spots. Pupation takes place in a cocoon within the excavated segments of the host plant.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0