Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Banana moth pupa

Antichloris viridis Druce


Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ctenuchidae

Size range

  • About 15 mm long

Distribution

  • From Ecuador

Life History

  • Pupa sometimes found on bananas imported from Ecuador
  • Usually killed by fumigation before shipping but occasionally survives

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