Anonaepestis bengalella (atis borer moth or custard-apple caterpillar) is a species of snout moth in the genus Anonaepestis. It was described by Ragonot in 1894.[1] It is found from India to Java and the Philippines and has also been recorded from Australia and Taiwan.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Anonaepestis |
Species: | A. bengalella
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Binomial name | |
Anonaepestis bengalella | |
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The larvae feed on Annona squamosa and Annona reticulata. They bore the fruit of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- Ragonot, 1894b:Ragonot E.-L. 1894b. A new enemy of the custard-apple. - Indian Museum Notes 3:106–107.
- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ The encyclopedia of fruit & nuts