Name: Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer
Scientific name: Leucinodes orboralis
Type: Moths and Butterflies
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Snout moths
Color: Brown,White
Habitat: Farms,Fields
Size: 17-23 mm
Conservation status:
Resident Breeder
Description:
Insect follows Pyralidae family, and Lepidoptera order. Wing is white, with brown spots. Wing is about 17-23 mm long. Larvas attack eggplants. Early hitting causes shoot tips of plant and plant decay. But in advanced stages, larvas dig tutus in eggplants that become unmerchantable.
