Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Phycitinae

Common name

Cashew apple and nut borer

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Apple and nut borer of cashew, Anacardium occidentale.

Larvae are dark pinkish, very active, and bore into tender apples and nuts, usually entering inside through the junction between the apple and the nut, which is covered with frass. Infested nuts prematurely drop.

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