Cactus-boring
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Melitara prodenialis
Eastern Cactus-boring Moth
Melitara prodenialis is a cactus-boring moth in the family Pyralidae, native to the Atlantic coastal plain of North America from New York to Florida and west to Oklahoma and Texas. It has been introduced to Hawaii and is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut. The species exhibits a documented phylogeographic discontinuity between Florida panhandle and peninsula populations, correlated with climatic and environmental factors.