Maroga melanostigma

TaxID: 692631

Basic Information

Maroga melanostigma

Fruit-tree Borer

Maroga melanostigma, the fruit tree borer, is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is native to Australia. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on a wide range of trees, including Acacia species, especially Acacia mearnsii. The species is considered a pest on Ulmus hollandica 'Wredei', Platanus orientalis, various maple species and Rosaceae species such as Malus pumila, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium, Prunus persica and Rubus idaeus. Other recorded foodplants include Cassia species, Wisteria sinensis, Carya illinoensis, Ficus carica, Citrus species, Lantana camara and Vitis vinifera.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Xyloryctidae

Maroga

melanostigma

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Maroga melanostigma
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(c) Victor W Fazio III@BY-NC
Maroga melanostigma
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(c) Donald Hobern@BY
Maroga melanostigma
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(c) David Akers@BY-NC-SA
Maroga melanostigma
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(c) Donald Hobern@BY
Maroga melanostigma
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(c) David Akers@BY-NC-SA

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 (2 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (3 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Canada Present —
United States of America 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.

No DNA barcode records available.

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