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.

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.[2] Some important hosts include Buddleja madagascariensis, Combretum, Malus and quince species. It has also been found feeding on Eucalyptus nitens.

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Coryphodema tristis (Drury, 1782)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Overview Of Forest Pests South Africa" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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