Davara caricae
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | D. caricae
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Davara caricae, the papaya webworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Davara. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913, and is known from Panama,[2] Puerto Rico and Florida.
The larva damage papaya by weaving a web around the fruit and stem and then feeding on the fruit under this web. They mainly feed on newly developing fruit peel around the stem area.
References[]
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Davara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Categories:
- Moths described in 1913
- Phycitinae
- Phycitinae stubs