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Species of moth
This article is about the moth. For the banana stem borer weevil, see
Cosmopolites .
Telchin licus
T. l. insularis ,
Trinidad
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Telchin
Species:
T. licus
Binomial name
Telchin licus
Synonyms
Papilio licus Drury, 1773
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)
Castnia licoides (Boisduval, 1875)
Castnia albomaculata Houlbert, 1917
Castnia chocoensis Hopp, 1925
Castnia insularis Houlbert, 1918
Castnia pauperata Strand, 1913
Castnia macularifascia Houlbert, 1917
Castnia sebai Houlbert, 1918
Castnia magdalena Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Castnia microsticta Rothschild, 1919
Castnia rubromaculata Houlbert, 1917
Castnia talboti Lathy, 1922
Telchin licus , the banana stem borer , is a
moth of the
Castniidae family. It is native to
South America , where it is found from
Colombia ,
Venezuela and the
Guianas , throughout the
Amazon basin in
Brazil and
Peru . It has also been recorded as an
introduced species in
Hawaii .
The length of the forewings is 64–80 mm.
The larvae feed on
Saccharum officinarum ,
Musa ,
Heliconia and
Ichnosiphon species. It is considered a pest species. Young larvae make a small cavity and then tunnel into the heart of the cane of the host plant. They tunnel upwards and downwards, and create a shelter in the rootstock where they rest. Pupation takes place in the rootstock or at the base of the cane.
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Subspecies
Telchin licus licus (Brazil)
Telchin licus albomaculata (Houlbert, 1917) (Colombia, Peru)
Telchin licus chocoensis (Hopp, 1925) (Colombia)
Telchin licus insularis (Houlbert, 1918) (Trinidad)
Telchin licus laura (Druce, 1896) (Brazil)
Telchin licus licoidella (Strand, 1913) (Peru)
Telchin licus pauperata (Strand, 1913) (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana)
Telchin licus magdalena (Joicey & Talbot, 1925) (Colombia)
Telchin licus microsticta (Rothschild, 1919) (Nicaragua)
Telchin licus rubromaculata (Houlbert, 1917) (Brazil, Bolivia)
Telchin licus talboti (Lathy, 1922) (Ecuador)
Telchin licus vorax Lamas, 1995 (Peru)
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