Citripestis eutraphera

TaxID: 1556067

Basic Information

Citripestis eutraphera

Mango Fruit Borer

Citripestis eutraphera, the mango fruit borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Citripestis. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1933 and is known from Java, Indonesia, India and the Northern Territory of Australia. The larvae have been recorded feeding on mangoes and cashews. They feed on pulp and cause premature fruit drop, mainly in young fruit. The larvae are reddish violet when young, but turn dark blue as they develop.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Pyralidae

Citripestis

eutraphera

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Citripestis eutraphera
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Citripestis eutraphera
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(c) Alfred Daniel J@BY-NC
Citripestis eutraphera
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(c) Alfred Daniel J@BY-NC
Citripestis eutraphera
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(c) Alfred Daniel J@BY-NC
Citripestis eutraphera
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(c) Alfred Daniel J@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Ecuador Quarantine pests —

Distribution (4 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
China Present —
India Present —
Philippines Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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