Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00722
Banana Moth
Opogona sacchari
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About Banana Moth
Banana Moth (Opogona sacchari) is a member of Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / polyphagous pest.
Banana Moth (Opogona sacchari) is an introduced polyphagous tineid documented from Kauaʻi. Larvae bore in damaged or stressed plant tissue and differ strongly from the adult.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Austin & Rubinoff (2025) state Opogona sacchari was reported from Kauaʻi by Austin & Rubinoff (2022).
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; caterpillar/larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Opogona sacchari
- Common names
- Banana Moth
- Family
- Tineidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / polyphagous pest
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Banana Moth (Opogona sacchari) is a member of Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / polyphagous pest.