Name - Melitara dentata
Name Details
Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:250007 [metadata]
Variants and Synonyms
Reported Taxonomic Ranks
Species
Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies
Animalia (Kingdom) Arthropoda (Phylum) Insecta (Class) Lepidoptera (Order) Glossata (Suborder) Heteroneura (Infraorder) Pyraloidea (Superfamily) Pyralidae (Family) |
References
Recent Publications
- New host record for the blue cactus borer (Melitara dentata Grote).
- Blue cactus borer infestation levels in three west Texas habitats.
- Indirect versus direct effects of grasses on growth of a cactus (Opuntia fragilis): insect herbivory versus competition.
- Interaction of diffuse competition and insect herbivory in limiting brittle prickly pear cactus, Opuntia fragilis (Cactaceae).
- The cactus moth, Melitara dentata (Grote), and its effect on Opuntia macrorrhiza in western Kansas.
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