Terastia meticulosalis

Terastia meticulosalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Terastia
Species:
T. meticulosalis
Binomial name
Terastia meticulosalis
Guenee, 1854
Synonyms
  • Megaphysa quadratalis Walker, 1866
  • Megastes coeligenalis Hulst, 1886

Terastia meticulosalis, also known as the erythrina twigborer or erythrina borer, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas, Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica.

The wingspan is about 39 mm.

The larvae feed on Erythrina species.[1] It has been present in significant numbers in California since 2016, where it considered a pest of ornamental/introduced coral trees.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Indian Forest Bulletin No. 223. 1958
  2. ↑ "Erythrina stem or twig borer: a new and potentially devastating pest of coral trees in California | Pest News". UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
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