Anonaepestis tamsi
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| Anonaepestis tamsi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Anonaepestis |
| Species: | A. tamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anonaepestis tamsi Bradley, 1965[1] | |
Anonaepestis tamsi is a species of snout moth in the genus Anonaepestis. It was described by John David Bradley in 1965 and is known from Cameroon[1] and the Central African Republic.
The larvae feed on Piper nigrum. They bore the stem of their host plant.[2]
