Ereboenis

Ereboenis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ereboenis
Meyrick, 1935[1]
Species: E. saturata
Binomial name
Ereboenis saturata
Meyrick, 1935

Ereboenis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Meyrick in 1935, and contains the species E. saturata. It is found in southern India.[2]

The larvae are a pest of tea.

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. A new pest of tea in South India


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