Ozamia fuscomaculella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ozamia |
Species: | O. fuscomaculella |
Binomial name | |
Ozamia fuscomaculella (W. S. Wright, 1916) [1] | |
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Ozamia fuscomaculella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia . It was described by William S. Wright in 1916. It is found in the US state of California. [2]
Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on Opuntia littoralis . They feed on the flowers and fruit of the host plant.
The former subspecies Ozamia fuscomaculella clarefacta has been raised to species status as Ozamia clarefacta .