Serrodes mediopallens

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Serrodes mediopallens
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Serrodes
Species:
S. mediopallens
Binomial name
Serrodes mediopallens

Serrodes mediopallens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1924.[1][2] It is found on the Society Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, French Polynesia and in Australia.[3]

Adults pierce fruits to suck the juice and are considered a pest of Citrus in French Polynesia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (6 July 2019). "Serrodes mediopallens Prout, 1924". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 August 2013). "Serrodes mediopallens L.B. Prout, 1924". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ Walker, K. (2007). "Serrodes mediopallens Prout, 1924". PaDIL. Retrieved 7 December 2019.