Cactoblastis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1901 and is known from Argentina, Peru, and Brazil.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Cactoblastis Ragonot, 1901[1][2] |
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Species edit
- Cactoblastis bucyrus Dyar, 1922
- Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885) – South American cactus moth
- Cactoblastis doddi Heinrich, 1939
- Cactoblastis mundelli Heinrich, 1939
- Cactoblastis ronnai (Brèthes, 1920)
References edit
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cactoblastis Ragonot, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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