Cacozophera

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Cacozophera
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Cacozophera

Dyar, 1919 [1]
Species:
C. venosa
Binomial name
Cacozophera venosa
Dyar, 1919

Cacozophera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919. It contains the species Cacozophera venosa described by the same author. It is found in Guatemala. [2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous and the hindwings are smoky fuscous, although the veins and terminal margin are darker.

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  2. "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .