Opisina arenosella

TaxID: 1133970

Basic Information

Opisina arenosella

Coconut Caterpillar

The Coconut black headed caterpillar (Opisina arenosella), is a species of moth found in throughout East Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, as well as Indonesia. It is considered a pest of coconut palm trees, causing considerable damage to the trees, and reducing the plant's yield significantly and can be a major problem where coconuts contribute to the economy. The species exists on coconut palms through its life stages from larval to moth, and utilizes the tree fronds as a main source of nutrition. Various methods of control have been explored, yet the primary control method is the administration of pesticides directly to the root of the coconut palms.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Oecophoridae

Opisina

arenosella

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Opisina arenosella
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(c) 晓梦0v0@BY-NC
Opisina arenosella
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(c) po-po-pro@BY
Opisina arenosella
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(c) Michaelsen@BY-NC
Opisina arenosella
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(c) Kritsada Moomuang@BY-NC
Opisina arenosella
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(c) po-po-pro@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (1 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Cocos nucifera Host

Quarantine Status (1 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Greece Quarantine pests —

Distribution (5 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
India Present —
Sri Lanka Present —
Myanmar Present —
Pakistan Present —
Thailand Present —

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR13276281 The whole body was collected from Opisina arenosella larvae (5th instars Larva), pupa, female adults and male adults. - 7525089 -
SRR13277389 The whole body was collected from Opisina arenosella larvae (5th instars Larva), pupa, female adults and male adults. - 150735555 -
SRR13277388 The whole body was collected from Opisina arenosella larvae (5th instars Larva), pupa, female adults and male adults. - 169328557 -

DNA Barcodes (36 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBMIN86826-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86825-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86824-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86823-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86822-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86821-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86820-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86819-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86818-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
GBMIN86817-17 BOLD:ABU6920 COI-5P 625 India - 23.5863, 81.173004
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