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Sesia theobromae

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The cocoa fruit borer (Carmenta theobromae) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1910, and is known from Colombia and Venezuela. The larvae of the species feed on Theobroma cacao. They perforate the pods of their host plant and are considered a serious pest.
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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