Tirathaba mundella

Tirathaba mundella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Tirathaba
Species:	T. mundella
Binomial name
*Tirathaba mundella* Walker, 1864^[1]
Synonyms
Melissoblaptes fructivora Meyrick, 1933 Mucialla mundella Walker, 1866

Tirathaba mundella, the oil palm bunch moth, is a species of snout moth. It is found in Malaysia.

The larvae feed on Areca catechu, Elaeis guineensis, Mangifera indica and Nephelium lappaceum. They bore into unopened spathes and feed on the tender floral parts. They may also attack tender nuts.^[2]

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Diseases and
pests

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Organisations

Producers	Bumitama Agri Cargill Equatorial Palm Oil Federal Global Ventures (FGV) Feronia Inc. IOI Group Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad Sime Darby Wilmar International

Buyers/ processors	AAK GreenPalm Neste Unilever

Governmental/ non-governmental	FELDA The Forest Trust Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Malaysia Derivatives Exchange Malaysian Palm Oil Board Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

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