Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
banana moth
on Musa, etc.
parasite
Larvae bore in thick fleshy stems, partly in already decaying parts.
host plants
polyphagous
Dracaena draco; Ficus; Ipomoea batatas; Musa; Saccharum officinarum; Sansevieria; Solanum tuberosum; Strelitzia reginae; Yucca; Zea mays.
distribution within Europe
notes
Species originally from Mauritius; in Europa mainly a pest in greenhouses.
references
Gaedike & Karsholt (2001a), Hrnčić, Radonjić & Perović (2017a), Nel & Nel (2000a), Sauter & Whitebread (2005a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).