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Hypsipyla grandella
Mahogany Shoot Borer
Hypsipyla grandella is a pyralid moth whose larvae are serious pests of mahogany (Swietenia spp.) and Spanish-cedar (Cedrela spp.). The larvae bore into terminal shoots and seeds, causing significant damage to plantation forestry in the Neotropics. Adults have silvery hyaline hindwings that distinguish them from the congeneric Hypsipyla ferrealis, which has gray hindwings. The species has been introduced to Mauritius outside its native range.
Macalla
Macalla is a genus of pyralid moths in the subfamily Epipaschiinae, established by Walker in 1859. The genus includes species whose larvae are known to feed on mahogany (Swietenia) and related plants, with Macalla thyrsisalis (mahogany webworm) being the most documented species due to its economic importance as a pest of West Indies mahogany. Adult moths are nocturnal and attracted to light. The genus is part of the diverse snout moth family Pyralidae, which contains many economically significant agricultural and forestry pests.