Coryphodema tristis

Coryphodema tristis
Female, dorsal view
Male, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Coryphodema
Felder, 1874
Species: C. tristis
Binomial name
Coryphodema tristis
(Drury, 1782)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coryphodema capensis Felder, 1874
  • Coryphodema punctulata (Walker, 1856)
  • Phalaena (Noctua) tristis Drury, 1782
  • Coryphodema capensis Felder, 1874
  • Brachionycha punctulata Walker, 1856
  • Cossus seineri Grünberg, 1910
  • Cossus streineri Dalla Torre, 1923

Coryphodema tristis, the quince borer, sad goat or apple-trunk borer, is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Botswana and South Africa.[2]

Female, ventral view
Male, ventral view

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae bore into the trunk of a wide range of plant, including species from the Combretaceae, Malvaceae, Myoporaceae, Rosaceae, Scorphulariaceae, Ulmaceae and Vitaceae.[3] Some important hosts include Buddleja madagascariensis, Combretum, Malus and quince species. It has also been found feeding on Eucalyptus nitens.

References

  1. ↑ "Afro Moths". Afro Moths. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ "Overview Of Forest Pests South Africa" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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