Citripestis
Encyclopedia
Citripestis is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Java
, Indonesia
and Perak
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
.
Species
- Citripestis eutrapheraCitripestis eutrapheraThe Mango fruit borer is a species of snout moth in the genus Citripestis. It was described by Meyrick in 1933, and is known from Java, Indonesia, India and the Northern Territory in Australia....
(Meyrick, 1933) - Citripestis sagittiferellaCitripestis sagittiferellaThe Citrus fruit borer is a species of snout moth in the genus Citripestis. It was described by Moore in 1891. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand....
(Moore, 1891)