Thylacoptila paurosema
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Thylacoptila |
Species: | T. paurosema
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Binomial name | |
Thylacoptila paurosema | |
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Thylacoptila paurosema is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It has a wide range and is found on the Canary Islands,[2] Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Namibia, South Africa, Yemen,[3] Madagascar, Indonesia, Burma, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[1] India and Ascension Island.
The larvae are a pest of cashew and mango.
References
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- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Afro Moths