AGONOXENIDAE of Australia
Palm Moths
 GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 23 January 2008)

This family only contains four named species in the whole world (if, following Nielsen et al., the BLASTODACNIDAE are considered to be a separate family) :

  • Agonoxena argaula ( Coconut Leafminer ) is a pest on Coconut Palm ( Cocos nucifera ) in Fiji and Hawaii.
  • Agonoxena pyrogramma is also a pest on Coconut Palm, in Indonesia.
  • Agonoxena miniana is a pest on Betel Nuts ( Areca catechu ) in Indonesia.

    and

  • Agonoxena phoenicea ( Palm Moth ) occurs in Australia.

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