Eudocima jordani

Eudocima jordani
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Eudocima
Species:	E. jordani
Binomial name
Eudocima jordani (Holland, 1900)
Synonyms
Ophideres jordani Holland, 1900

Jordan's Fruit Piercing Moth (Eudocima jordani) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland. Adults are considered a commercial pest. They damage fruit by piercing the skin to suck juice.

The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adult males have subtly patterned dark brown forewings, and bright orange hindwings that have broad black margins and a large black spot in the middle. The wings have scalloped margins. The abdomen is orange. Females are similar, but have a broad yellow diagonal band across each forwing.

The larvae feed on Tinospora smilacina.

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Australian Insects