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Common Name:
Pricklypear Borer?

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass:
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Tribe: Phycitini
Species:
Melitara prodenialis?

Hodges No: 5970

Location:
Captiva Island
Captiva, FL
USA
GPS: 26.487654,-82.183568

Date: 3/5/12

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes:

Image at BugGuide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/624848

Melitara prodenialis? Pyralidae
Pricklypear Borer?
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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