Biology:Eudocima jordani
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Short description: Species of moth
| Jordan's fruit piercing moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eudocima |
| Species: | E. jordani
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| Binomial name | |
| Eudocima jordani (Holland, 1900)
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Eudocima jordani, the Jordan's fruit piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Adults are considered a commercial pest. They damage fruit by piercing the skin to suck juice.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adult males have subtly patterned dark brown forewings, and bright orange hindwings that have broad black margins and a large black spot in the middle. The wings have scalloped margins. The abdomen is orange. Females are similar, but have a broad yellow diagonal band across each forewing.
The larvae feed on Tinospora smilacina.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eudocima jordani. |
Wikidata ☰ Q368496 entry
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