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Davara caricae, the papaya webworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Davara. It was described by Dyar in 1913, and is known from Panama, Puerto Rico and Florida.
The larva damage papaya by weaving a web around the fruit and stem and then feeding on the fruit under this web. They mainly feed on newly developing fruit peel around the stem area.
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