Cyclodes omma
| Cyclodes omma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cyclodes |
| Species: | C. omma |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclodes omma (van der Hoeven, 1840)[1] | |
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Cyclodes omma is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Oriental tropics to the Moluccas,[2] including India, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Bali, Sumatra, Timor, Flores, Sulawesi, the Philippines, China and Taiwan.
The wingspan is about 55 mm.[3]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on coconut, but also feed on other palm species. They bore deeply into young nuts and cause premature nut shedding.[4]
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