Polyphagozerra coffeae
TaxID: 3081221
Basic Information
Polyphagozerra coffeae
Red Coffee Borer
Polyphagozerra coffeae, the red coffee borer or coffee carpenter, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It was described by John Nietner in 1861 and is found in Asia. Records from the Moluccas and New Guinea refer to Polyphagozerra reticulata, which was previously considered to be a synonym of P. coffeae. It is a widespread pest that attacks many plants. The wingspan is 70 C80 mm. Females are much larger and relatively rare.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Polyphagozerra
coffeae
nan
Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Lepidoptera;f__Cossidae;g__Polyphagozerra;s__Polyphagozerra coffeae
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Adult moth white with a pair of small black dots on the thorax and several small black spots and smudges on the forewing.
Rashmi Ramesh Shanbhag, N. Kavya, K. N. Manjula, R. Sundararaj. 2026. Incidence of Polyphagozerra coffeae Nietner (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) infestation to sandalwood plantations of southern India. Current Science
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (6 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Distribution (12 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| China | Present | — |
| Hong Kong, China | Present | — |
| Indonesia | Present | — |
| India | Present | — |
| Japan | Present | — |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Present | — |
| Sri Lanka | Present | — |
| Myanmar | Present | — |
| Malaysia | Present | — |
| Philippines | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
DNA Barcodes (3 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBAAX12853-24 | BOLD:AGK0863 | COI-5P | 680 | India | 2023-01-31 | - | |
| GBAAM32941-25 | BOLD:AAV2990 | COI-5P | 658 | South Korea | 2022-06-17 | - | |
| GBAAM32243-25 | BOLD:AAV2990 | COI-5P | 658 | South Korea | 2023-05-19 | - |
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