Cacozophera

Cacozophera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
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.

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.