Tirathaba mundella

Tirathaba mundella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Tirathaba
Species:	T. mundella
Binomial name
	Tirathaba mundella; Walker, 1864[1]
Synonyms
	Melissoblaptes fructivora Meyrick, 1933; Mucialla mundella Walker, 1866;

Tirathaba mundella, the oil palm bunch moth, is a species of snout moth. It is found in Malaysia.

The larvae feed on Areca catechu, Elaeis guineensis, Mangifera indica and Nephelium lappaceum. They bore into unopened spathes and feed on the tender floral parts. They may also attack tender nuts.^[2]

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