Nacoleia octasema

Nacoleia octasema, the banana scab moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Vanuatu[1] and in Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Nacoleia octasema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nacoleia
Species:
N. octasema
Binomial name
Nacoleia octasema
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Notarcha octasema Meyrick, 1886
  • Hedylepta octasema
  • Lamprosema octasema
  • Omiodes octasema

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinators


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