Sceliodes laisalis (Walker, 1859)
african tomato pearl, eggplant fruit borer
on Solanaceae
parasite
The larvae bore in the fruits.
host plants
Solanaceae, oligophagous
Capsicum annuum; Lycopersicon esculentum; Solanum linnaeanum, melongena.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
See Mally ao.
synonyms
Daraba, Leucinodes, laisalis.
notes
African species, sometimes as a migrant into southern Europe.
references
Corley (2005a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Huertas Dionisio, Vázquez García & Sánchez Gullón (2013a), Mally, Korycinska, Agassiz ao (2015a).