Serrodes mediopallens
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Serrodes
Species:
S. mediopallens
Binomial name
Serrodes mediopallens

Serrodes mediopallens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1924.[1][2] It is found on the Society Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, French Polynesia and in Australia.[3]

Adults pierce fruits to suck the juice and are considered a pest of Citrus in French Polynesia.

References

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku (6 July 2019). "Serrodes mediopallens Prout, 1924". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. โ†‘ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 August 2013). "Serrodes mediopallens L.B. Prout, 1924". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. โ†‘ Walker, K. (2007). "Serrodes mediopallens Prout, 1924". PaDIL. Retrieved 7 December 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.