Ozamia immorella

Ozamia immorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913. It is found in Mexico.[1]

Ozamia immorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ozamia
Species:
O. immorella
Binomial name
Ozamia immorella
(Dyar, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera immorella Dyar, 1913
  • Zophodia immorella

The wingspan is 25–31 mm. The forewings are dark grey with darker markings and a faint purplish-red suffusion over the ground colour. The hindwings are white.

The larvae feed on Opuntia species. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.

References
  1. Mann, John (1969). "Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (256): 1–158, 8 plates. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.256.1. hdl:10088/10142.


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