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Phidotricha
Phidotricha is a genus of snout moths (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) established by Ragonot in 1889. The genus includes at least one economically significant species, Phidotricha erigens, which was first documented as a coffee pest in Amazonian Robusta plantations in Rondônia, Brazil. Members of this genus are associated with tropical agricultural ecosystems, with larvae feeding on reproductive structures of host plants.
Phidotricha erigens
Phidotricha erigens is a pyralid moth first documented as a coffee pest in Amazonian Robusta plantations in Rondônia, Brazil, representing the first world record of this species attacking Coffea. The larvae, known as rosette caterpillars, damage reproductive structures including flower buds, flowers, and developing fruits. The species predominates over co-occurring Cryptoblabes gnidiella in some areas and has been associated with sudden population outbreaks causing economic losses in coffee farming.