Assara seminivale, the kernel grub or macadamia kernel grub, is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Turner in 1904, and is known from Australia.[1] There are also records for Sikkim, Tonkin, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Borneo, but these need verification.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Assara |
| Species: | A. seminivale
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| Assara seminivale | |
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The larvae feed on the nuts of Macadamia species (including Macadamia integrifolia), the seeds of Mangifera indica and fruit of Heritiera littoralis.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Horak, Marianne (1994). "Identity of Two Phycitine Pests on Macadamia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (3): 235–244. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01225.x.
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