Anonaepestis tamsi

Anonaepestis tamsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Anonaepestis
Species:
A. tamsi
Binomial name
Anonaepestis tamsi
Bradley, 1965[1]

Anonaepestis tamsi is a species of snout moth in the genus Anonaepestis. It was described by John David Bradley in 1965 and is known from Cameroon[1] and the Central African Republic.

The larvae feed on Piper nigrum. They bore the stem of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ A new species belonging to the genus Anonaepestis Ragonot (Lepidoptera, Phycitinae) attacking black pepper (Piper nigrum) in West Africa


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