Assara seminivale, the kernel grub or macadamia kernel grub, is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Turner in 1904, and is known from Australia.[1] There are also records for Sikkim, Tonkin, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Borneo, but these need verification.
| Assara seminivale | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Assara |
| Species: | A. seminivale |
| Binomial name | |
| Assara seminivale (Turner, 1904)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on the nuts of Macadamia species (including Macadamia integrifolia), the seeds of Mangifera indica and fruit of Heritiera littoralis.[2]
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