Thylacoptila paurosema

Thylacoptila paurosema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Thylacoptila
Species:
T. paurosema
Binomial name
Thylacoptila paurosema
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx paurosema
  • Bussa maculella Ragonot, 1888
  • Harraria diehlella Marion & Viette, 1956
  • Thylacoptila diehliella
  • Nephopteryx canescentella Hampson, 1896
  • Salebria thylacandra Meyrick, 1932

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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  1. ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Afro Moths


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