Eudocima cocalus
Eudocima cocalus, the cocalus fruit piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Himalaya, to Sundaland and east to Queensland, Australia and the Solomons.
| Cocalus fruit piercing moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eudocima |
| Species: | E. cocalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudocima cocalus (Cramer, 1777) | |
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The wingspan is about 100 mm.
The larvae feed on Cocculus species. The adults are a pest in lychee and carambola orchards. They pierce the fruit in order to suck the juice.
Gallery
- Female, dorsal view
- Female, ventral view
- Male, dorsal view
- Male, ventral view
- Illustration mounted adult
- Illustration Caterpillar
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