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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Cossinae |
| Genus: | Coryphodema Felder, 1874 |
| Species: | C. tristis |
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| Coryphodema tristis | |
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Coryphodema tristis, the quince borer, sad goat or apple-trunk borer, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Botswana and South Africa.
The wingspan is about 38 mm.
The larvae bore into the trunk of a wide range of plant, including species from the Combretaceae, Malvaceae, Myoporaceae, Rosaceae, Scorphulariaceae, Ulmaceae and Vitaceae.[2] Some important hosts include Buddleja madagascariensis, Combretum, Malus and quince species. It has also been found feeding on Eucalyptus nitens.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Coryphodema tristis (Drury, 1782)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Overview Of Forest Pests South Africa" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Gebeyehu, Solomon; Hurley, Brett P.; Wingfield, Michael J. (2005). "A new Lepidopteran pest discovered on commercially grown Eucalyptus nitens in South Africa". South African Journal of Science. 101: 26–28.
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