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

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) 羅忠良@BY-NC
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(c) Nemo Tse@BY-NC
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(c) Nemo Tse@BY-NC
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(c) miniying@BY-NC
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(c) Nemo Tse@BY-NC

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.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

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.

Country Status Year Added
Costa Rica Absent —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Guinea Quarantine pests —
Greece Quarantine pests —
Guatemala Absent —
Nepal Quarantine pests —

Distribution (12 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

12
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
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 —
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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 (3 records)

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Data 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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