Comocritis albicapilla

Comocritis albicapilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Comocritis
Species: C. albicapilla
Binomial name
Comocritis albicapilla
Moriuti, 1974

Comocritis albicapilla is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Moriuti in 1974. It is found in Taiwan[1] and China (Guangdong).

Adults are on wing in late May and early June in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae are considered a pest, since they seriously damage the bark of litchi trees. The larvae conceal themselves under a double layer web made of silk and excrements.[3]

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