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Sphingomorpha chlorea

Synonyms: Sphingomorpha monteironis; Sphingomorpha rapta; Sphingomorpha sipyla

Wikipedia Abstract

The Sundowner moth, (Sphingomorpha chlorea), is a species of moth in the Erebidae family, that is native to Africa and southern Asia. It is a fruit-piercing moth and a notorious pest in orchards. The fruit is pierced while performing a vertical and rhythmic movement of the head.
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Prey / Diet

Pyraria irregularis (Common apple)[1]
Sclerocarya birrea caffra (sclerocarya)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0