| Eudocima cocalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Eudocima |
| Species: | E. cocalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudocima cocalus (Cramer, 1777) |
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The Cocalus Fruit Piercing Moth (Eudocima cocalus) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Himalaya, to Sundaland and east to Queensland, Australia and the Solomons.
The wingspan is about 100 mm.
The larvae feed on Cocculus species. The adults are a pest in Lychee and Carambola orchards. They pierce the fruit in order to suck the juice.