Azygophleps scalaris

Azygophleps scalaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Azygophleps
Species:	A. scalaris
Binomial name
	Azygophleps scalaris; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Hepialus) scalaris Fabricius, 1775; Zeuzera bivittata Walker, 1865;

Azygophleps scalaris, the sesbania stem borer, is a moth in the family Cossidae found in Pakistan, India, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Somalia, Senegal, The Gambia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Angola, Namibia, Tanzania and Sudan.

The larvae feed on Sesbania species. They tunnel through the main stem of the host plant and also feed on the roots and eat the pith region without damaging the epidermis.

References

^ "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-19. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.

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[1] "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-19. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.

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