Acanthodica xylinoides

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Acanthodica xylinoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Acanthodica
Species:
A. xylinoides
Binomial name
Acanthodica xylinoides
Schaus, 1894

Acanthodica xylinoides is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Ecuador and Argentina. It is a pollinator of the Argentine saguaro's nighttime flowers. [1]

References

  1. Ortega‐Baes, P.; Saravia, M.; Sühring, S.; Godínez‐Alvarez, H.; Zamar, M. (January 2011). "Reproductive biology of Echinopsis terscheckii (Cactaceae): the role of nocturnal and diurnal pollinators". Plant Biology. 13 (s1). doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00332.x.