Eudocima jordani (Holland, 1900) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eudocima jordani (Holland, 1900)

Eudocima jordani (Holland, 1900)

Eudocima jordani, Jordan's fruit piercing moth, is a pest moth found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

Family
Genus
Eudocima
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eudocima jordani (Holland, 1900)

Eudocima jordani, commonly known as Jordan's fruit piercing moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This species is distributed across New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. The wingspan of adult Eudocima jordani is approximately 70 mm. Adults of this moth are classified as a commercial pest, as they damage fruit by piercing the fruit's skin to suck out its juice. The larvae of Eudocima jordani feed on Tinospora smilacina.

Photo: (c) Andy Benson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andy Benson

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Eudocima

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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