Opisina | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Subfamily: | Xyloryctinae |
Genus: |
Opisina Walker, 1864 |
Species: | O. arenosella
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Binomial name | |
Opisina arenosella Walker, 1864
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Opisina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Xyloryctidae described by Francis Walker in 1864. Its only species, Opisina arenosella, the coconut black-headed caterpillar, was described by the same author in the same year. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. [2]
The wingspan is 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in). Adults are grey.
The larvae are gregarious and are serious pests of coconut trees. They defoliate their host plant. [3]
Opisina | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Subfamily: | Xyloryctinae |
Genus: |
Opisina Walker, 1864 |
Species: | O. arenosella
|
Binomial name | |
Opisina arenosella Walker, 1864
|
Opisina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Xyloryctidae described by Francis Walker in 1864. Its only species, Opisina arenosella, the coconut black-headed caterpillar, was described by the same author in the same year. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. [2]
The wingspan is 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in). Adults are grey.
The larvae are gregarious and are serious pests of coconut trees. They defoliate their host plant. [3]