Opisina

Opisina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Opisina
Walker, 1864
Species: O. arenosella
Binomial name
Opisina arenosella
Walker, 1864

Opisina arenosella, the coconut black-headed caterpillar, is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Opisina. It was described by Walker in 1864 and is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar.[1]

The wingspan is 10-15 mm. Adults are grey.

The larvae are gregarious and are serious pests of coconut trees. They defoliate their host plant.[2]

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