Assara seminivale

Assara seminivale
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Assara
Species:	A. seminivale
Binomial name
	Assara seminivale; (Turner, 1904)
Synonyms
	Assara seminivalis Turner, 1904; Cateremna seminivale; Hypanthidium seminivale Meyrick, 1879;

Assara seminivale, the kernel grub or macadamia kernel grub, is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Turner in 1904, and is known from Australia.^[1] There are also records for Sikkim, Tonkin, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Borneo, but these need verification.

The larvae feed on the nuts of Macadamia species (including Macadamia integrifolia), the seeds of Mangifera indica and fruit of Heritiera littoralis.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ Horak, Marianne (1994). "Identity of Two Phycitine Pests on Macadamia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (3): 235–244. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01225.x.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] Horak, Marianne (1994). "Identity of Two Phycitine Pests on Macadamia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (3): 235–244. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01225.x.

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