Coryphodema
Display parents2
Parent authorityFelder, 1874
TaxonCoryphodema tristis
Authority(Drury, 1782)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coryphodema capensis Felder, 1874
  • Coryphodema punctulata (Walker, 1856)
  • Phalaena (Noctua) tristis Drury, 1782
  • Coryphodema capensis Felder, 1874
  • Brachionycha punctulata Walker, 1856
  • Cossus seineri Grünberg, 1910
  • Cossus streineri Dalla Torre, 1923

Coryphodema tristis, the quince borer, sad goat or apple-trunk borer, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Botswana and South Africa.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae bore into the trunk of a wide range of plant, including species from the Combretaceae, Malvaceae, Myoporaceae, Rosaceae, Scorphulariaceae, Ulmaceae and Vitaceae.[2] Some important hosts include Buddleja madagascariensis, Combretum, Malus and quince species. It has also been found feeding on Eucalyptus nitens.[3]

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Coryphodema tristis (Drury, 1782)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Overview Of Forest Pests South Africa" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  3. ^ Gebeyehu, Solomon; Hurley, Brett P.; Wingfield, Michael J. (2005). "A new Lepidopteran pest discovered on commercially grown Eucalyptus nitens in South Africa". South African Journal of Science. 101: 26–28.