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The banana stem borer (''Telchin licus'') is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is native to South America, where it is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, throughout the Amazon basin in Brasil and Peru. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii. The length of the forewings is 64–80 mm. Adults are dark brown with bluish or greenish hues. There is a whitish-cream transverse band and an apical whitish spotted band on the forewing. The hindwings are dark brown with a whitish-cream band. The spots are red or reddish with the middle spots larger in size. The larvae feed on ''Saccharum officinarum'', ''Musa'', ''Heliconia'' and ''Ichnosiphon'' species. It is considered a pest species. Young larvae make a small cavity and then tunnel into the heart of the cane of the host plant. They tunnel upwards and downwards, and create a shelter in the rootstock where they rest. Pupation takes place in the rootstock or at the base of the cane.〔(A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago )〕 ==Subspecies== *''Telchin licus licus'' (Brazil) *''Telchin licus albomaculata'' (Houlbert, 1917) (Colombia, Peru) *''Telchin licus chocoensis'' (Hopp, 1925) (Colombia) *''Telchin licus insularis'' (Houlbert, 1918) (Trinidad) *''Telchin licus laura'' (Druce, 1896) (Brazil) *''Telchin licus licoidella'' (Strand, 1913) (Peru) *''Telchin licus pauperata'' (Strand, 1913) (Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana) *''Telchin licus magdalena'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1925) (Colombia) *''Telchin licus microsticta'' (Rothschild, 1919) (Nicaragua) *''Telchin licus rubromaculata'' (Houlbert, 1917) (Brazil, Bolivia) *''Telchin licus talboti'' (Lathy, 1922) (Ecuador) *''Telchin licus vorax'' Lamas, 1995 (Peru) Telchin licus MHNT dos.jpg|''Telchin licus'' MHNT Telchin licus MHNT ventre.jpg|''Telchin licus'' - △ MHNT 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Telchin licus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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