Sagalassa valida
| Sagalassa valida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brachodidae |
| Genus: | Sagalassa |
| Species: | S. valida |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagalassa valida Walker, 1856 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sagalassa valida, the Oil palm rootworm, is a moth in the Brachodidae family. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Peru, Guyana and Brazil.
The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis. They mine in the roots of their host plant, destroying the tissue and leaving only the cortex intact.[1]