Rumatha glaucatella
Species of moth
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Rumatha glaucatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Rumatha. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1888. It is found in North America, including southern Texas and Florida.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Rumatha |
| Species: | R. glaucatella |
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| Rumatha glaucatella | |
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The wingspan is 15–18 mm for males and 16–20 mm for females.[2]
The larvae feed on Cylindropuntia species, including Cylindropuntia leptocaulis.[3] The larvae are whitish.[4]
