Thylacoptila paurosema is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It has a wide range and is found on the Canary Islands,[2] Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Namibia, South Africa, Yemen,[3] Madagascar, Indonesia, Burma, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[1] India and Ascension Island.

Thylacoptila paurosema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Thylacoptila
Species:	T. paurosema
Binomial name
Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1888[1]
Synonyms
Nephopteryx paurosema Bussa maculella Ragonot, 1888 Harraria diehlella Marion & Viette, 1956 Thylacoptila diehliella Nephopteryx canescentella Hampson, 1896 Salebria thylacandra Meyrick, 1932

The larvae are a pest of cashew and mango.

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