Sphingomorpha_chlorea
Sphingomorpha chlorea
Species of moth
Sphingomorpha chlorea, the sundowner moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae that is native to Africa and southern Asia. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is a fruit-piercing moth and a notorious pest in orchards.[1] The fruit is pierced while performing a vertical and rhythmic movement of the head.[2]