Tirathaba rufivena

Tirathaba rufivena
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Tirathaba
Species:	T. rufivena
Binomial name
Tirathaba rufivena (Busck, 1916)
Synonyms
Lamoria rufivena Walker, 1864 Harpagoneura acrocausta Meyrick, 1897 Mucialla fuscolimbalis Snellen, 1900 Harpagoneura distorta Turner, 1937 Melissoblaptes rufovenalis Snellen, 1880 Tirathaba ignivena Hampson, 1917

Tirathaba rufivena, the coconut spike moth, greater coconut spike moth or oil palm bunch moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found from south-east Asia to the pacific islands, including Malaysia, the Cook Islands, the Philippines and the tropical region of Queensland.

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Female

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Male

Adults have dull green or brown forewings with thin red stripes running from the margin to the base. The hindwings are plain pale yellow.

The larvae feed on Cocos nucifera and Nypa fruticans. They are considered a pest.

See also

• Tirathaba mundella