Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Scientific name Thaumatotibia encarpa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thaumatotibia Rank Species | |
Thaumatotibia encarpa, the cacao husk borer, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including India, the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
The larvae feed on the leaves, fruit and seeds of Citrus, Litchi chinensis, Theobroma cacao and Ziziphus jujuba.
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