TL: [Sri Lanka], Ceylon
70-80 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishRed Coffee Borer 
中文咖啡蠹蛾
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Acanthaceae Graptophyllum pictum Caricature-plant Achariaceae Hydnocarpus Annonaceae Annona muricata Annonaceae Annona squamosa Sweetsops Bignoniaceae Spathodea African tulip tree Caryocaraceae Caryocar nuciferum Butter-nut of Guiana Casuarinaceae Casuarina She-Oaks Combretaceae Terminalia Cucurbitaceae Citrullus Cupressaceae Cryptomeria Dipterocarpaceae Anisoptera costata Dipterocarpaceae Shorea Lauan Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum Euphorbiaceae Acalypha Fabaceae Acacia confusa Acacia petit feuille Fabaceae Acacia crassicarpa Northern wattle Fabaceae Amherstia nobilis Pride of Burma Fabaceae Andira Fabaceae Bauhinia malabarica Fabaceae Bauhinia pottsii Fabaceae Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana Fabaceae Cassia bakeriana Pink shower tree Fabaceae Cassia fistula Golden rain tree Fabaceae Cassia grandis Pink shower tree Fabaceae Delonix regia Flame tree Fabaceae Indigofera Fabaceae Paraserianthes lophantha Albizia Fabaceae Pterocarpus Fabaceae Senna auriculata Matura tea tree Fabaceae Sesbania javanica Fabaceae Xylia xylocarpa Gentianaceae Fagraea Lamiaceae Gmelina arborea Beechwood Lamiaceae Tectona grandis Teak Lamiaceae Vitex Lauraceae Cinnamomum camphora Camphor tree Lauraceae Cinnamomum verum True cinnamon tree Lauraceae Persea americana Avocado Lauraceae Phoebe Lythraceae Lagerstroemia speciosa Giant crepe-myrtle Lythraceae Punica granatum Pomegranate Magnoliaceae Michelia champaca Malvaceae Ceiba pentandra Kapok Malvaceae Durio zibethinus Durian Malvaceae Gossypium barbadense Malvaceae Gossypium herbaceum Levant cotton Malvaceae Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus Malvaceae Hibiscus schizopetalus Fringed rosemallow Malvaceae Ochroma pyramidale Balsa tree Malvaceae Theobroma cacao Cacao tree Meliaceae Cedrela angustifolia Cedro de Tucumán Meliaceae Cedrela odorata Spanish cedar Meliaceae Toona ciliata Red cedar Myrtaceae Eucalyptus Gum trees Myrtaceae Psidium guajava Yellow guava Passifloraceae Turnera subulata White buttercup Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus acidus Otaheite gooseberry Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus emblica Poaceae Cymbopogon citratus West Indian lemon grass Proteaceae Grevillea robusta Southern silky oak Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora mucronata Loop-root mangrove Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Prunus persica Peach Rosaceae Rosa Wild Rose Rubiaceae Cinchona Quina Rubiaceae Coffea arabica Arabic coffee Rubiaceae Coffea canephora Rutaceae Clausena Rutaceae Flindersia brayleyana Queensland maple Salicaceae Dovyalis Santalaceae Santalum album Indian sandalwood Sapindaceae Dimocarpus longan Longan Sapindaceae Filicium Sapindaceae Guioa pleuropteris Sapindaceae Mischocarpus sundaicus Sapindaceae Nephelium Solanaceae Capsicum annuum Solanaceae Cestrum nocturnum Night-blooming jessamine Theaceae Camellia sinensis Tea Verbenaceae Lantana Zingiberacea Elettaria cardamomum True cardamom
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Zeuzera coffeae Nietner, 1861 Polyphagozerra oblita Swinhoe, 1890 Polyphagozerra virens Toxopeus, 1948 Polyphagozerra angulata Arora, 1976
- Links
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Language Website Authors Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |