Davara caricae
| Davara caricae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Davara |
| Species: | D. caricae |
| Binomial name | |
| Davara caricae (Dyar, 1913)[1] | |
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The Papaya Webworm Moth (Davara caricae) is a species of snout moths in the genus Davara. It was described by Dyar in 1913, and is known from Panama,[2] Puerto Rico and Florida.
The larva damage papaya by weaving a web around the fruit and stem and then feeding on the fruit under this web. They mainly feed on newly developing fruit peel around the stem area.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Davara at funet