Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thylacoptila | |
Thylacoptila paurosema is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It has a wide range and is found on the Canary Islands, Saudi Arabia, Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar, Indonesia, Burma, India and Ascension Island.
The larvae are a pest of cashew and mango.
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