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Tirathaba mundella

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"Oil palm bunch moth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Tirathaba rufivena.

Tirathaba mundella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. mundella
Binomial name
Tirathaba mundella
Walker, 1864[1]
Synonyms
  • Melissoblaptes fructivora Meyrick, 1933
  • Mucialla mundella Walker, 1866

Tirathaba mundella, the oil palm bunch moth, is a species of snout moth. It is found in Malaysia.[citation needed]

The larvae feed on Areca catechu, Elaeis guineensis, Mangifera indica and Nephelium lappaceum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ "Knowledge Bank - Tirathaba mundella". Plantwise Knowledge Bank. CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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