Cacotherapia leucocope | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Cacotherapia |
Species: | C. leucocope |
Binomial name | |
Cacotherapia leucocope | |
Synonyms | |
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Cacotherapia leucocope is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia . It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917 and is known from the US state of Colorado. [1]
The wingspan is about 18 mm.
The Galleriinae are a subfamily of snout moths and occur essentially worldwide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans. This subfamily includes the wax moths, whose caterpillars (waxworms) are bred on a commercial scale as food for pets and as fishing bait; in the wild, these and other species of Galleriinae may also be harmful to humans as pests.
Cacotherapia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904 and is known from the United States, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.
Cacotherapia angulalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918 and is known from the US state of California.
Cacotherapia bilinealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918 and is known from the US state of Arizona.
Cacotherapia demeridalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by Schaus in 1924, and is known from Guatemala.
Cacotherapia flexilinealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905 and is known from the US state of Texas.
Cacotherapia interalbicalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by Ragonot in 1891, from Sonora, Mexico. It is also found in the southern United States.
Cacotherapia lecerfialis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1925 and is known from the US state of California.
Cacotherapia nigrocinereella is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900 and is known from the US state of Texas.
Cacotherapia poecilostigma is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914, and is known from Panama.
Cacotherapia ponda is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907 and is known from the US state of California.
Cacotherapia unicoloralis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913 and is known from the US state of Florida.
Cacotherapia unipuncta is a species of snout moth in the genus Cacotherapia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913, and is known from North America, including Pennsylvania, Tennessee and North Carolina.