Penicillaria jocosatrix

Mango shoot borer
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P. jocosatrix
Binomial name
Penicillaria jocosatrix
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Bombotelia jocosatrix

Penicillaria jocosatrix, the mango shoot borer, is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from southeast Asia to the Pacific. Records include Borneo, Guam, Hawaii, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and in Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.