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Anonaepestis bengalella

Wikipedia Abstract

The atis borer moth or custard-apple caterpillar (Anonaepestis bengalella) is a species of snout moth in the genus Anonaepestis. It was described by Ragonot in 1894. It is found from India to Java and the Philippines and has also been recorded from Australia and Taiwan. The larvae feed on Annona squamosa and Annona reticulata. They bore the fruit of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Annona muricata (soursop)[1]
Annona reticulata (custard apple)[1]
Annona squamosa (sugar apple)[1]

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♦ 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