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Citripestis sagittiferella, the citrus fruit borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Citripestis. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1891.[1] It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Citripestis sagittiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Citripestis
Species:	C. sagittiferella
Binomial name
Citripestis sagittiferella (Moore, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
Nephopteryx sagittiferella Moore, 1891

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in) long. Adults are grey brown with yellow to grey-brown forewings and translucent hindwings.

The larvae feed on Citrus species and are considered a pest. They penetrate the fruit of their host plant, causing rotting and premature dropping of the infested fruit. The larvae are orange to dark reddish brown with dark brown head. They reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.8 in).[2]

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