Assara seminivale

Assara seminivale, the kernel grub or macadamia kernel grub, is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Turner in 1904, and is known from Australia.^[1] There are also records for Sikkim, Tonkin, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Borneo, but these need verification.

Assara seminivale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Assara
Species:	A. seminivale
Binomial name
Assara seminivale (Turner, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
Assara seminivalis Turner, 1904 Cateremna seminivale Hypanthidium seminivale Meyrick, 1879

The larvae feed on the nuts of Macadamia species (including Macadamia integrifolia), the seeds of Mangifera indica and fruit of Heritiera littoralis.^[2]