Ozamia fuscomaculella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by William S. Wright in 1916. It is found in the US state of California.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ozamia |
| Species: | O. fuscomaculella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozamia fuscomaculella (W. S. Wright, 1916)[1]
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Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on Opuntia littoralis. They feed on the flowers and fruit of the host plant.
Taxonomy
editThe former subspecies Ozamia fuscomaculella clarefacta has been raised to species status as Ozamia clarefacta.
References
edit- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Mann, John (1969). "Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (256): 1–158, 8 plates. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.256.1. hdl:10088/10142.
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