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; Musa.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

notes

Species originally from Mauritius; in Europa mainly a pest in greenhouses.

references

Hrnčić, Radonjić & Perović (2017a).