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.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Alberada |
| Species: | A. bidentella
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| Alberada bidentella | |
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The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females.[3]
The larvae feed within the stem of Cylindropuntia species.[4]
References
edit- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Potential and Risks of Biological Control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America
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