Opisina
Opisina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Opisina Walker, 1864 |
Species: | O. arenosella |
Binomial name | |
Opisina arenosella Walker, 1864 | |
Opisina arenosella, the coconut black-headed caterpillar, is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Opisina. It was described by Walker in 1864 and is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar.[1]
The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are grey.
The larvae are gregarious and are serious pests of coconut trees. They defoliate their host plant.[2]
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