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Datasheet

Cerconota anonella (soursop moth)

Summary

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  • 15 May 2008
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Natural Enemy
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Cerconota anonella
  • Preferred Common Name
  • soursop moth
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Cerconota anonella (Sepp)

Preferred Common Name

  • soursop moth

Other Scientific Names

  • Antaeotricha anonella Sepp
  • Phalessa anonella Sepp
  • Stenoma anonella Sepp
  • Tinea anonella Sepp

International Common Names

  • English: soursop fruit borer
  • Spanish: perforador de la guanábana; perforador de las semillas del anon (colombia)
  • Portuguese: broca dos frutos das anoneiras (brasil)

EPPO code

  • STENAN (Stenoma anonella)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Lepidoptera
  •                         Family: Oecophoridae
  •                             Genus: Cerconota
  •                                 Species: Cerconota anonella

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

DominicaPresentSchotman, 1989
Dominican RepublicPresentSchotman, 1989
Trinidad and TobagoPresentSchotman, 1989

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
-AmazonasUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
-CearaUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
ColombiaUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
EcuadorUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
French GuianaPresentSchotman, 1989
SurinamePresentSchotman, 1989
VenezuelaPresentSchotman, 1989

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
AnnonaAnnonaceaeUnknown
Annona cherimola (cherimoya)AnnonaceaeMain
Annona muricata (soursop)AnnonaceaeMain
Annona reticulata (bullock's heart)AnnonaceaeMain
Annona squamosa (sugar apple)AnnonaceaeUnknown
Rollinia mucosaAnnonaceaeUnknown

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

internal feeding
lesions: black or brown
premature drop

Inflorescence

external feeding
internal feeding

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Apanteles stenomaeParasiteLarvae

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map South America: PresentBrazil: Unconfirmed recordBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryColombia: Unconfirmed recordColombia: Unconfirmed recordDominica: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Ecuador: Unconfirmed recordFrench Guiana: Present
Schotman, 1989Suriname: Present
Schotman, 1989Suriname: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia)
Distribution map (europe)
Distribution map (africa)
Distribution map (north america) Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (central america) Colombia: Unconfirmed recordDominica: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Suriname: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (south america) Brazil: Unconfirmed recordAmazonas: Unconfirmed recordCeara: Unconfirmed recordColombia: Unconfirmed recordEcuador: Unconfirmed recordFrench Guiana: Present
Schotman, 1989Suriname: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (pacific)