Thylacoptila paurosema

Thylacoptila paurosema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Thylacoptila
Species: T. paurosema
Binomial name
Thylacoptila paurosema
Meyrick, 1888[1]
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 Pyralidae family. It has a wide range and is found on the Canary Islands,[2] Saudi Arabia, Namibia, South Africa,[3] Madagascar, Indonesia, Burma,[1] India and Ascension Island.

The larvae are a pest of cashew and mango.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Afro Moths
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