Azygophleps scalaris
| Azygophleps scalaris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Azygophleps |
| Species: | A. scalaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775)[1] | |
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The Sesbania stem borer (Azygophleps scalaris) is a moth in the Cossidae family found in Pakistan, India, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Somalia, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, and Sudan.
The larvae feed on Sesbania species. They tunnel through the main stem of the host plant and also feed on the roots and eat the pith region without damaging the epidermis.
References
- ↑ "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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