in Mexico: from nahuatl chihchiltic, chili colorado and ocuilin, worm. comadia redtenbacheri, hypopta agavis. Larva of Lepidoptera measuring between 2 and 5 cm, which breeds at the base of the penca. Ditrisio of the family of the codes native to North America . Relatively thick body, bipectinate antennae with filiform apex, atrophied spirit and short palps. The wings have complete nervation. It inhabits in general in arid and desert areas. Adults are moths who like to roe around light bulbs. The larvae are a pest of the maguey that is collected for human consumption. It contains B vitamins, calcium minerals, magnesium and sulfur. It is very rich in protein.
