Deanolis is a genus of moth

Moth

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s of the Crambidae

Crambidae

The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...

 family, containing only one species, the Red banded mango caterpillar (Deanolis sublimbalis). It is found in India

India

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 (Sikkim, Darjeeling) and Indonesia

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 (Sulawesi), Papua New Guinea

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, Burma, Thailand

Thailand

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, China

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, Brunei

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 and the Philippines

Philippines

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. In 1990 it was first recorded in Australia

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 in the Torres Strait

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 and in 2001 it was detected on the Australian mainland in the Northern Peninsula Area at the tip of the Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula

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 in Queensland

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.
The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is about 20 mm. The forewings have a white ground colour interspersed with darker scales. The ground colour of the hindwings is white.

The larvae are a serious pest of Mangifera indica

Mangifera indica

Mangifera indica is a species of mango in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in the wild in India and cultivated varieties have been introduced to other warm regions of the world...

fruit, but have also been recorded feeding on Mangifera minor and Mangifera odorata

Mangifera odorata

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. They hatch and burrow into the distal end of the mango fruit. Larvae pass through five instars within the fruit, with a larval development period of 14 to 20 days. Early instars feed on the fruit pulp forming a network of tunnels which may eventually cause the fruit to collapse. Later instars feed on the seed. Up to eleven larvae have been found in a single fruit, but there is mostly only one larva in a single fruit.