Citripestis sagittiferella

Citripestis sagittiferella, the citrus fruit borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Citripestis. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1891.^[1] It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Citripestis sagittiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Citripestis
Species:	C. sagittiferella
Binomial name
Citripestis sagittiferella (Moore, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
Nephopteryx sagittiferella Moore, 1891

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in) long.

The larvae feed on Citrus species and are considered a pest.^[2]