Eggplant fruit and shoot borer
Larva — Lepidoptera
Identification key : Boring caterpillar (fruits, stems, cobs, tubers, wood) (Larva)
Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Leucinodes orbonalis
Other names : Brinjal fruit borer
White moth with brown markings, found in South and South-East Asia and Africa. Its caterpillars bore into young eggplant shoots, which wilt, and then into the fruit, which fills with tunnels and frass. It is the main insect of eggplant in South Asia and is also reported on tomato and potato.
Crops affected : Eggplant, Potato, Tomato
Source : Leucinodes orbonalis (LEUIOR)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO
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