Cahela

Cahela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cahela
Heinrich, 1939[1]
Species: C. ponderosella
Binomial name
Cahela ponderosella
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)[2][3]
Synonyms
  • Olyca ponderosella Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Cactobrosis interstitialis Dyar, 1925
  • Cactobrosis pheonicis Dyar, 1925
  • Zophodia purgatoria Dyar, 1925

Cahela is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Heinrich, in 1939, and contains the species C. ponderosella. It is found in Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, Utah and probably Nevada.[4]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewing are slender, brownish grey with black longitudinal lines along the veins. The hindwings are white with a white fringe and are much wider than the forewings. Adults are on wing from March to June.

The larvae feed on the stems of Cylindropuntia species.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Cahela at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2002-10-25. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  4. ↑ Contributed by Robin McLeod on 11 August, 2007 - 3:39pm (2007-08-11). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-09-29.