Sagalassa valida

Sagalassa valida, the oil palm rootworm, is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Peru, Guyana and Brazil.

Sagalassa valida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Brachodidae
Genus:
Sagalassa
Species:
S. valida
Binomial name
Sagalassa valida
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Jonaca compulsana Walker, 1863
  • Sagalassa crassalis Walker, 1865
  • Jonaca olivacea Busck, 1914
  • Sagalassa querula Felder, 1875

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis. They mine in the roots of their host plant, destroying the tissue and leaving only the cortex intact.[1]

References
  1. Preliminary observations on the Lepidopterous borer of the oil palm, Sagalassa valida Walker.


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