Tetramoera schistaceana

Tetramoera schistaceana, the grey borer of sugar cane, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Indonesia (Java), China (Guangdong), Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mauritius, Hawaii, Madagascar and Réunion.[1]

Tetramoera schistaceana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Tetramoera
Species:
T. schistaceana
Binomial name
Tetramoera schistaceana
(Snellen, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha schistaceana Snellen, 1891

The wingspan is 14–18 mm.

The larvae feed on Saccharum dulce.

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