Tirathaba mundella
Worms that eat oil-/betelnut-palm flowers
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Tirathaba mundella, the oil palm bunch moth, is a species of snout moth. It is found in Malaysia.[citation needed]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Tirathaba |
| Species: | T. mundella |
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The larvae feed on Areca catechu, Elaeis guineensis, Mangifera indica and Nephelium lappaceum.[2]
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