Sapodilla Borer Moth

Banisia myrsusalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae

Banisia myrsusalis, the sapodilla borer or sapota midrib folder, is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in North America, Brazil, Australia, southern Asia (India, Sri Lanka) and Africa (Madagascar, South Africa). Description The wingspan is about 2 cm.

Distribution

Sapodilla Borer Moth — (c) Viral joshi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 5Argentina · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Viral joshi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionBanisia myrsusalis, Wikipedia contributors

Sapodilla Borer Moth

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