Thaumatotibia encarpa

Thaumatotibia encarpa
Thaumatotibia encarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Thaumatotibia
Species: T. encarpa
Binomial name
Thaumatotibia encarpa
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce encarpa Meyrick, 1920
  • Cryptophlebia encarpa

The Cacao husk borer (Thaumatotibia encarpa) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including India, the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

The larvae feed on the leaves, fruit and seeds of Citrus, Litchi chinensis, Theobroma cacao and Ziziphus jujuba.

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