| Citripestis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Citripestis Ragonot, 1893 [1] |
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Citripestis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Java, Indonesia and Perak. [1]
The Phycitinae are a subfamily of snout moths. Even though the Pyralidae subfamilies are all quite diverse, Phycitinae stand out even by standards of their family: with over 600 genera considered valid and more than 4000 species placed here at present, they unite up more than three-quarters of living snout moth diversity. Together with the closely related Epipaschiinae, they are apparently the most advanced lineage of snout moths.
Citripestis eutraphera, the mango fruit borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Citripestis. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1933 and is known from Java, Indonesia, India and the Northern Territory of Australia.
Citripestis sagittiferella, the citrus fruit borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Citripestis. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1891. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
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