Annona fruit borer
Larva — Lepidoptera
Identification key : Boring caterpillar (fruits, stems, cobs, tubers, wood) (Larva)
Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Cerconota anonella
Other names : Soursop moth
Neotropical moth with a wingspan of about 22 mm, white wings with brown markings, regarded as a major insect of Annonaceae in Brazil. The female lays on the fruit and, in heavy infestations, on the flowers; the caterpillar eats first the skin and then the flesh of soursop, sugar apple and atemoya, and the fruit mummify and become distorted.
Crops affected : Cherimoya, Soursop
Source : Cerconota anonella — Revista Ceres (SciELO) — Revista Ceres (SciELO)
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Mediterranean fruit fly Pink hibiscus mealybug Annona seed borer False codling moth