Phycita erythrolophia Hampson

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Phycitinae

Common name

Sapota fruit borer

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Sapota. Fruits, both young and matured, are bored by the larva and boreholes with frass are seen on fruits and sometimes part of the larval body is seen outside the holes. Fruits are unfit for consumption due to complete internal tissue damage.

Pest status

Minor, occasionally serious in South India.

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