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Family: Pyralidae
Life
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Opisthokonta
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Arthopoda > Mandibulata >
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Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Pyraloidea

Prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum female laying eggs in 'egg stick'.
[photo H. Robertson ©]
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